An analysis of research contributions to The Journal of Insurance Issues and Practices is conducted for the years 1977 through 1989. The relative contributions of individual authors, their employers, and their degree grantors are analyzed. The evidence generated in this study provides...

Equilibrium models of dynamic insurance markets can be bifurcated according to underlying assumptions about whether or not insurers commit to long-term contracts. The difference is substantial in that commitment models imply price highballing over time while no-commitment models indicate price...