Institutional Quality, Knightian Uncertainty, and Insurability : A Cross-Country Analysis /

Knightian uncertainty (ambiguity) implies presence of uninsurable risks. Institutional quality may be a good indicator of Knightian uncertainty. This paper correlates non-life insurance penetration in 70 countries with income level, financial sector depth, country risk, a measure of cost of insuranc...

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Autor principal: Erbas, S.
Outros Autores: Sayers, Chera
Formato: Periódico
Idioma:English
Publicado em: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006.
coleção:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2006/179
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