We analyze the effect of ambiguous loss probabilities on competitive insurance markets with asymmetric information. We characterize equilibria under actuarially fair pricing with preferences that are second-order ambiguity averse (have smooth indifference curves). We also show existence of...

How does risk aversion change in wealth? To answer this question, we implemented a field experiment in the form of a free-to-play mobile game. Players made lottery choices at various points in the game and at different levels of in-game wealth. Since the game was designed as a closed economic...

This paper deals with the determination of optimal liability rules under the assumption of risk aversion and loaded insurance premiums. While in a world with risk neutral economic actors and/or actuarially fair insurance premiums the allocation of risk does not matter for the efficiency of...