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Die Vorteile des Staatsmonopols in der Gebäudeversicherung: Erfahrungen aus Deutschland und der Schweiz

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This paper compares the prices charged and the quality of service provided by state monopolies and private insurance companies on the property insurance market. Both the cross‐section data from Switzerland and the time‐series evidence from Germany strongly suggest that in this specific market the presence of state monopolies is very advantageous for the customers. This raises the question why German academic economists made practically no effort to defend their state insurance monopolies in the debate about the 3rd EU directive on property insurance. Is it possible that peer pressure prevents academic economists from standing up to defend state monopolies, even if these are clearly to the benefit of consumers?

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  • Thomas Von Ungern‐Sternberg, 2001. "Die Vorteile des Staatsmonopols in der Gebäudeversicherung: Erfahrungen aus Deutschland und der Schweiz," Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, Verein für Socialpolitik, vol. 2(1), pages 31-44, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:perwir:v:2:y:2001:i:1:p:31-44
    DOI: 10.1111/1468-2516.00030
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