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A note about risk premium and contingent prudence applied to health risks

Bien, Franck (2004), A note about risk premium and contingent prudence applied to health risks, Journal d'économie médicale, 22, 3, p. 145-154

Type
Article accepté pour publication ou publié
Date
2004
Journal name
Journal d'économie médicale
Volume
22
Number
3
Publisher
Elsevier Masson
Pages
145-154
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Author(s)
Bien, Franck
Laboratoire d'Economie de Dauphine [LEDa]
Abstract (EN)
In this note, we apply the notion of bivariate risk premium to three health cases: mild, severe and minor malignant. We compare the mild and malignant health risk premia. Finally, we use contingent prudence to characterize the evolution of risk premia.
Subjects / Keywords
health; risk premium
JEL
G22 - Insurance; Insurance Companies; Actuarial Studies