We present a novel argument demonstrating that when trade is characterized by uncertainty the comparative advantages doctrine is misleading and a positive level of diversification is growth enhancing. Applying a result developed in the mathematical biological literature, we show that, in...

We provide empirical evidence that risk sharing enhances specialization in production. First, we calculate an index of specialization for each of the European Community (EC) and non-EC OECD countries, U.S. states, Canadian provinces, Japanese prefectures, Latin American countries, and regions of...

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...