Attar, Andrea, Mariotti, Thomas and Salanié, François (2022) Regulating Insurance Markets: Multiple Contracting and Adverse Selection. International Economic Review, vol. 63 (n° 3). pp. 981-1020.

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Abstract

We study insurance markets in which privately informed consumers can purchase coverage from several firms whose pricing strategies are subject to an anti-dumping regulation. The resulting regulated game supports a single allocation in which each layer of coverage is fairly priced given the consumer types who purchase it. This competitive allocation cannot be Pareto-improved by a social planner who can neither observe consumer types nor monitor their trades with firms. Accordingly, we argue that public intervention under multiple contracting and adverse selection should penalize firms that cross-subsidize between contracts, while leaving consumers free to choose their preferred amount of coverage.

Item Type: Article
Language: English
Date: August 2022
Refereed: Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords: Insurance Markets, Regulation, Multiple Contracting, Adverse Selection.
JEL Classification: D43 - Oligopoly and Other Forms of Market Imperfection
D82 - Asymmetric and Private Information
D86 - Economics of Contract - Theory
Subjects: B- ECONOMIE ET FINANCE
Divisions: TSE-R (Toulouse)
Site: UT1
Date Deposited: 04 Oct 2022 11:42
Last Modified: 20 Mar 2023 15:19
OAI Identifier: oai:tse-fr.eu:126355
URI: https://publications.ut-capitole.fr/id/eprint/44168

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