In this paper, we develop a new model for government cost-benefit analysis in the presence of risk. In our model, a benevolent government chooses the scale of a risky project in the presence of two key frictions. First, there are market failures, which cause the government to perceive project...

In this paper, we develop a new model for government cost-benefit analysis in the presence of risk. In our model, a benevolent government chooses the scale of a risky project in the presence of two key frictions. First, there are market failures, which cause the government to perceive project...

Fragmented risk is a theme that runs throughout many of the issues and controversies in insurance law, but one that has received insufficient attention. Insurance reflects a tension between bundling and fragmenting risk. One of the great virtues of many modern insurance policies is that they...