| Description |
1 online resource. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
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Kenneth J. Arrow lecture series
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Kenneth J. Arrow lecture series (New York, N.Y.)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Table of Contents; Foreword, by Joseph E. Stiglitz ; Introduction, by Joseph P. Newhouse; Moral Hazard in Health Insurance: Developments Since Arrow (1963), by Amy Finkelstein; Commentary, by Jonathan Gruber; Commentary, by Kenneth J. Arrow; Commentary, by Joseph E. Stiglitz; Discussion; Arrow (1963): Uncertainty and the Welfare Economics of Medical Care, by Kenneth J. Arrow; Notes on Contributors; Index. |
| Summary |
In this short and accessible book, Amy Finkelsteinwinner of the 2012 John Bates Clark awardtackles the tricky question of moral hazard, which is the tendency to take risks when the cost will be borne by others. Kenneth J. Arrow's seminal 1963 paper, Uncertainty and the Welfare Economics of Medical Care"included in the volumewas one of the first to explore the implication of moral hazard for healthcare, and in this book, Finkelstein examines this issue in the context of contemporary American health care policy. Showcasing research from a 1972 RAND experiment and her own findings from an. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Health insurance.
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Health insurance. |
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Moral hazard.
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Moral hazard. |
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Risk (Insurance)
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Risk (Insurance) |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Arrow, Kenneth J. (Kenneth Joseph), 1921-2017, contributor.
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Gruber, Jonathan, contributor.
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Newhouse, Joseph P., contributor.
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Stiglitz, Joseph E., contributor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Finkelstein, Amy. Moral Hazard in Health Insurance. New York : Columbia University Press, ©2014 9780231163804 |
| ISBN |
9780231538688 (electronic book) |
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0231538685 (electronic book) |
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1322552908 (electronic book) |
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9781322552903 (electronic book) |
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9780231163804 |
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