case. We show that in an insurance context, being insured against losses that may be incurred in a real-effort task changes … subjects' self-confidence. Our novel experimental design allows us to disentangle selection into insurance from the effects of … uninsured subjects are underconfident while those that obtain insurance have well-calibrated beliefs. Our results suggest that …

case. We show that in an insurance context, being insured against losses that may be incurred in a real-effort task changes … subjects' self-confidence. Our novel experimental design allows us to disentangle selection into insurance from the effects of … uninsured subjects are underconfident while those that obtain insurance have well-calibrated beliefs. Our results suggest that …

driven by voters' spending on private insurance and increased willingness to take risks when spared from disaster. I … electoral returns, risk-aversion, and private insurance inquiries. These results are politically meaningful not least because US …

This paper investigates the crowding-out effect of formal insurance on informal risk-sharing arrangements via theory … coverage is not significantly reduced by formal insurance …

In this study we experimentally investigate whether solidarity, which is a crucial base for informal insurance … less severe than suggested by the studies from Western countries and the evidence on formal insurance from developing …

People often fail to insure against catastrophes, even when insurance is subsidized. Even when insuring homes, many … homeowners still underinsure the full value of their assets. Some researchers have suggested using long-term insurance contracts … to reduce these insurance gaps. We examine insurance decisions in a computer-administered experiment that makes several …

In this study we experimentally investigate whether solidarity, which is a crucial base for informal insurance … have important implications for policies that interact with existing informal insurance arrangements. …

In this study we experimentally investigate whether solidarity, which is a crucial base for informal insurance … have important implications for policies that interact with existing informal insurance arrangements. …

In this study we experimentally investigate whether solidarity, which is a crucial base for informal insurance … have important implications for policies that interact with existing informal insurance arrangements. …

In this study we experimentally investigate whether solidarity, which is a crucial base for informal insurance … have important implications for policies that interact with existing informal insurance arrangements …