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Prudence, risk aversion, and the demand for life insurance

JOSEPH G. EISENHAUER
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MARTIN HALEK
Pages 239-242 | Published online: 06 Oct 2010

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Xudong Zeng, James M. Carson, Qihong Chen & Yuling Wang. (2016) Optimal life insurance with no-borrowing constraints: duality approach and example. Scandinavian Actuarial Journal 2016:9, pages 793-816.
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Xudong Zeng, Yuling Wang & James M. Carson. (2015) Dynamic Portfolio Choice with Stochastic Wage and Life Insurance. North American Actuarial Journal 19:4, pages 256-272.
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Michael Gropper & Camelia M. Kuhnen. (2021) Wealth and Insurance Choices: Evidence from Us Households. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Edwin S. Wong. (2013) Marital bargaining in the demand for life insurance: evidence from the Health and Retirement Study. Review of Economics of the Household 13:2, pages 243-268.
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J. François Outreville. (2015) THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RELATIVE RISK AVERSION AND THE LEVEL OF EDUCATION: A SURVEY AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE DEMAND FOR LIFE INSURANCE. Journal of Economic Surveys 29:1, pages 97-111.
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Martin Eling, Shailee Pradhan & Joan T Schmit. (2014) The Determinants of Microinsurance Demand. The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice 39:2, pages 224-263.
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Ivo Vlaev, Petko Kusev, Neil Stewart, Silvio Aldrovandi & Nick Chater. (2010) Domain Effects and Financial Risk Attitudes. Risk Analysis 30:9, pages 1374-1386.
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David A. Love. (2010) The Effects of Marital Status and Children on Savings and Portfolio Choice. Review of Financial Studies 23:1, pages 385-432.
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Michael Menhart, Andreas Pyka, Bernd Ebersberger & Horst Hanusch. (2004) Product innovation and population dynamics in the German insurance market. Zeitschrift für die gesamte Versicherungswissenschaft 93:3, pages 477-519.
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Emily Norman Zietz. (2003) An Examination of the Demand for Life Insurance. Risk Management and Insurance Review 6:2, pages 159-191.
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Anders Karlsson. (2006) Time Diversification in Pension Savings. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Richard Peter. (2022) When Is Safety a Normal Good?. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Michael Gropper & Camelia M. Kuhnen. (2021) Wealth and Insurance Choices: Evidence from US Households. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Oded Stark. (2018) On Social Preferences and the Intensity of Risk Aversion. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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J. Francois Outreville. (2013) Risk Aversion, Risk Behavior and Demand for Insurance: A Survey. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Martin Eling, Shailee Pradhan & Joan T. Schmit. (2013) The Determinants of Microinsurance Demand. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Xudong Zeng, Yuling Wang & James M. Carson. (2012) Dynamic Portfolio Choice with Stochastic Wage and Life Insurance. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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