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Versicherungspflicht gegen Elementarschäden: Ein Lehrstück für Probleme der volkswirtschaftlichen Politikberatung

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  • Wagner, Gert G.

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Dieses Papier untersucht die politisch-ökonomischen Gründe für die Ablehnung eines Versicherungspflicht für Elementarschäden in Deutschland. Nach einer Darlegung der ökonomischen Vorteilhaftigkeit und der Grundzüge eines praktikablen Modells einer Elementarschadenversicherungspflicht werden die drei wichtigsten Argumente der Kritiker diskutiert. Dies sind zu einem die Notwendigkeit und Höhe einer staatlichen Ausfalldeckung, rechtliche Bedenken gegen eine Beschränkung der Konsumentensouveränität und Verteilungskonflikte zwischen Bund und Ländern auf der Grundlage unterschiedlichen Gefahrenexposition sowie die politisch-ökonomische Rationalität von Soforthilfemaßnahmen. Die ökonomische Forderung nach einer reinen Marktlösung erwies sich in den Verhandlungen als ein Nirwana-Ansatz.

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  • Schwarze, Reimund & Wagner, Gert G., 2005. "Versicherungspflicht gegen Elementarschäden: Ein Lehrstück für Probleme der volkswirtschaftlichen Politikberatung," Discussion Papers 2005/4, Technische Universität Berlin, School of Economics and Management.
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