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Erscheinungsjahr: 
2005
Schriftenreihe/Nr.: 
ISER Discussion Paper No. 637
Verlag: 
Osaka University, Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER), Osaka
Zusammenfassung: 
This paper examines a change in the level of competition in the Japanese life insurance industry over the last 17 years. We estimate the first order condition for profit-maximizing insurance oligopolies to obtain the degree of non-competition and collusion. Estimation results suggest that: 1) not only stock companies, but also mutual companies maximize their own profits rather than pay out dividends to policyholders; 2) competition has become stronger since 1995; 3) revision of Insurance Industry Law and failures of insurance companies promoted the competition; and 4) the competition in the recent years is still more lax than the pre-war period.
Schlagwörter: 
Life insurance
Degree of competition
Collusion
Japan
JEL: 
G22
L13
L21
Dokumentart: 
Working Paper

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