Why are some households so poorly insured?

e explore empirically how households insure themselves against consumption volatility. We asked households how they would fund an unexpected emergency consumption expense equivalent to one month’s income. Answers reveal a range of consumption insurance mechanisms, including borrowing from credit mar...

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Main Authors: Gathergood, John, Wylie, Daniel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018
Online Access:http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/53399/
http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/53399/1/jebo_submit_manuscript_accepted.pdf