Research Handbook on the Economics of Insurance Law Schwarcz Siegelman Hardback

Research Handbook on the Economics of Insurance LawAuthor(s): Daniel Schwarcz, Peter Siegelman\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781782547136, 978-1782547136\nSynopsis\nThe fields of insurance law and insurance economics have long and distinguished scholarly histories, but participants in the two disciplines have not always communicated well across academic silos. This Handbook encourages more policy-relevant insurance economics scholarship and more economically sophisticated legal scholarship by bringing together original contributions from leading scholars in both [url] benefits of this inter-disciplinary approach are introduced and illustrated in four comprehensive sections:\nWhy and how do individuals purchase insurance? The role of the state in insurance markets The regulation of insurance Insurance law in the courts. Overall, this Handbook synthesizes the insights of insurance economics win