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dc.contributor.authorWrede, Matthiasen
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-28T15:55:02Z-
dc.date.available2009-01-28T15:55:02Z-
dc.date.issued2005-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/19098-
dc.description.abstractSeveral empirical studies provide evidence that their actual health state affects people'sattitudes towards health and medical care in hypothetical health states. In the tradition ofbehavioural economics this paper considers the actual health state as a point of reference andbuilds a model for studying the implications of this phenomenon on health insurance and ondemand for medical care. It considers the insurance demand of different types of agents: naiveindividuals, individuals who are able to commit to medical care demand and sophisticatedindividuals. Furthermore, it raises the question of whether inconsistency of preferencesreinforces or tones down moral hazard problems.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aCenter for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo) |cMunichen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aCESifo Working Paper |x1634en
dc.subject.jelD91en
dc.subject.jelI11en
dc.subject.jelD82en
dc.subject.jelG22en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordhealth insuranceen
dc.subject.keywordmedical careen
dc.subject.keywordhealth stateen
dc.subject.keywordbehavioural economicsen
dc.subject.keywordprospect theoryen
dc.subject.keywordtime inconsistencyen
dc.subject.stwGesundheiten
dc.subject.stwKonsumentenverhaltenen
dc.subject.stwGesundheitsversorgungen
dc.subject.stwKrankenversicherungen
dc.subject.stwNachfrageen
dc.subject.stwProspect Theoryen
dc.subject.stwMoral Hazarden
dc.subject.stwPräferenztheorieen
dc.subject.stwTheorieen
dc.titleHealth values, preference inconsistency, and insurance demand-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn510008631en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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