1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910779441103321

Autore

Kunreuther Howard

Titolo

Insurance and Behavioral Economics : Improving Decisions in the Most Misunderstood Industry / / Howard C. Kunreuther, Mark V. Pauly, Stacey McMorrow [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013

ISBN

1-107-23349-6

1-139-60984-X

1-107-25377-2

1-139-61170-4

1-139-61542-4

1-139-05031-1

1-139-62472-5

1-283-87108-4

1-139-62100-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 329 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Classificazione

BUS038000

Disciplina

368

Soggetti

Risk (Insurance)

Insurance - Decision making

Consumer behavior

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Machine generated contents note: 1. Purposes of this book; 2. An introduction to insurance in practice and theory; 3. Anomalies and rumors of anomalies; 4. Behavior consistent with benchmark models; 5. Real world complications; 6. Why people do or do not demand insurance; 7. Demand anomalies; 8. Descriptive models of insurance supply; 9. Anomalies on the supply side; 10. Design principles for insurance; 11. Strategies for dealing with insurance-related anomalies; 12. Innovations in insurance markets through multi-year contracts; 13. Publicly-provided social insurance.

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the behavior of individuals at risk and insurance industry decision makers involved in selling, buying and regulation. It



compares their actions to those predicted by benchmark models of choice derived from classical economic theory. Where actual choices stray from predictions, the behavior is considered to be anomalous. Howard C. Kunreuther, Mark Pauly and Stacey McMorrow attempt to understand why these anomalies occur, in many cases using insights from behavioral economics. The authors then consider if and how such behavioral anomalies could be modified to improve individual and social welfare. This book describes situations in which both public policy and the insurance industry's collective posture need to change. This may require incentives, rules and institutions to help reduce both inefficient and anomalous behavior, thereby encouraging behavior that will improve individual and social welfare.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910781791303321

Autore

Mosegaard Hansen Maj-Britt

Titolo

The function of discourse particles [[electronic resource] ] : a study with special reference to spoken standard French / / Maj-Britt Mosegaard Hansen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins, c1998

ISBN

1-283-22196-9

9786613221964

90-272-8259-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (429 p.)

Collana

Pragmatics & beyond, , 0922-842X ; ; new ser. 53

Disciplina

415

Soggetti

Discourse analysis

French language - Particles

Grammar, Comparative and general - Particles

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.--University of Copenhagen, 1996).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [385]-408) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

THE FUNCTION OF DISCOURSE PARTICLES; Editorial page; Title page; Dedication; Copyright page; Table of Contents; Transcription conventions; Preface and acknowledgements; PART 1: THEORY; 1. Introduction; 2. Previous Studies; 3. Particle Research; 4. Discourse



Markers; 5. Spoken vs Written Language; 6. Discourse Units; 7. Discourse Structure; 8. Cohesion and Coherence; 9. Data and Methodology; PART 2: DESCRIPTION; 10. Bon and ben; 11. Eh bien; 12. Puis; 13. Donc and alors; 14. Conclusion; Notes; References; Author index; Subject index

Sommario/riassunto

This monograph aims to contribute to linguistic knowledge about the distribution and function of discourse particles, particularly with respect to a small group of particles which are highly frequent in contemporary spoken standard French.The book is divided into two parts. Part 1 (Theory) defines discourse particles as such, and gives a dynamic global approach to their description. Matters such as previous research on discourse particles, related categories of particles, instructional semantics, the difference between speech and writing, the delimitation of discourse units, competing ap