Over the past five years, behavioural economics has been rapidly propelled from the margins of economic analysis towards the policy mainstream. In this context, this study offers an international review of the initial applications of behavioural economics to policy, with a particular focus on...

Machine generated contents note: Part I. Wealth and Health Insurance 2. Macro Markets and FinancialSecurity 23 -- Stefano Athanasoulis, Robert Shiller, and Eric van Wincoop -- 3. Gene Insurance 47 -- Alexander Tabarrok -- 4. Time-Consistent Health Insurance 53 -- John H. Cochrane -- Part II. The...

This book investigates whether legal reforms intended to create a market-friendly regulatory business environment have a positive impact on economic and financial outcomes. After conducting a critical review of the legal origins literature, the authors first analyze the evolution of legal rules...

This book investigates whether legal reforms intended to create a market-friendly regulatory business environment have a positive impact on economic and financial outcomes. After conducting a critical review of the legal origins literature, the authors first analyze the evolution of legal rules...