Is insurance normal or inferior? -A regret theoretical approach-
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DOI: 10.1016/j.najef.2021.101559
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Keywords
Decreasing absolute risk aversion; Demand shift; Regret sensitivity; Wealth effect puzzle;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
- D91 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
- G52 - Financial Economics - - Household Finance - - - Insurance
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