## Abstract Both adverse selection and moral hazard models predict a positive relationship between risk and insurance; yet the most common finding in empirical studies of insurance is that of a negative correlation. In this paper, we investigate the relationship between __ex ante__ risk and private
Private expenditure and the role of private health insurance in Greece: status quo and future trends
β Scribed by Olga Siskou; Daphne Kaitelidou; Charalampos Economou; Peter Kostagiolas; Lycourgos Liaropoulos
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 258 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1618-7598
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