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Handbook of the Economics of Risk and Uncertainty
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Handbook of the Economics of Risk and Uncertainty

by Mark Machina, W. Kip Viscusi
November 2013
Beginner content levelBeginner
896 pages
35h 10m
English
North Holland
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Insurance and Insurance Markets
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5.12 INSURER EFFICIENCY, DISTRIBUTION, ORGANIZATIONAL FORM,
AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
5.12.1 Efficiency Studies
Joskow’s (1973) seminal analysis of the U.S. property/casualty insurance industry con-
sidered market concentration and barriers to entry, estimated returns to scale, analyzed
direct writer (exclusive agency/salaried employee) and independent agency (multiple
insurer representation) distribution systems. Joskow estimated simple models of insurer
operating expense ratios, concluding that the industry was characterized by constant
returns to scale. Following Joskow, other early studies estimated insurers’ ...
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ISBN: 9780444536853