the European rules regarding the solvency capital requirements for insurance companies should adapt to the state of the …

as the importance of joint estimation. In addition, over our stakes levels we find no difference in the estimated …

We use data on insurance deductible choices to estimate a structural model of risky choice that incorporates 'standard …

can be used to self-insure, substituting for both formal and informal insurance. We investigate this question using a … remittances, which supports the idea that remittances act as (self-) insurance. We also show that purchasing formal funeral cover … is influenced by other risk management strategies and that determinants of informal insurance differ from those of formal …

I investigate the contribution of pharmaceutical innovation to recent longevity growth in Germany and France. First, I …-adjusted cancer mortality rates of residents of France, using longitudinal, annual, cancer-site-level data during the period 2002 …

Carlo experiments, where we also study the estimation of the aggregate effects of micro and macro shocks. The paper … concludes with an empirical application to consumer price inflation in Germany, France and Italy, and re-examines the extent to …