Propitious selection in insurance
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David Hemenway
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Article
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1992
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Springer
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English
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The theory of propitious selection suggests that there are risk-avoiding personalities who both take physical precautions and buy financial security (insurance). Conversely, there are risk seekers who tend to do neither. Survey evidence is presented that is consistent with the theory. Individuals wh