We study the consequences of imposing a minimum coverage in an insurance market where enrollment is mandatory and agents have private information on their true risk type. If the regulation is not too stringent, the equilibrium is separating in which a single insurer monopolizes the high risks...

We study risk-aversion and prudence in medical treatment decisions. In a laboratory experiment, we investigate the frequency and intensity of second- and third-order risk preferences, as well as the effect of the medical decision context. Risk preferences are assessed through treatment...

Qualitative Methoden haben sich bei der Erforschung von Gesundheit und Krankheit inzwischen fest etabliert. Der Band bietet einen Überblick über die aktuelle Forschungslandschaft und setzt sich mit den Erkenntnischancen einer qualitativen interdisziplinären Gesundheitsforschung auseinander....