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Voluntary purchases and adverse selection in the market for flood insurance

Jacob T. Bradt, Carolyn Kousky, Oliver Wing

2021Journal of Environmental Economics and Management80 citationsDOI

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Flood insuranceAdverse selectionFlood mythMandateActuarial scienceBusinessCasualty insuranceWillingness to payBusiness interruption insuranceInsurance policyMoral hazardInformation asymmetryWork (physics)Income protection insuranceEconomicsGeneral insuranceFinanceIncentiveGeographyMicroeconomicsLawPolitical scienceArchaeologyEngineeringMechanical engineeringFlood Risk Assessment and ManagementAgricultural risk and resilienceInsurance and Financial Risk Management