Adverse Selection in the Korean Storm and Flood Insurance Market

We use a unique survey data set of storm and flood insurance in Korea to test for adverse selection. We find systematically positive relationships between the decision to buy the insurance and the insureds’ past history with, and potential for, losses from natural disasters. The empirical results su...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Park, Chang-Gyun, Yeo, Eun jung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korea Development Institute 2013-09-01
Series:KDI Journal of Economic Policy
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.23895/kdijep.2013.35.3.39