Mark Showalter

Oct 26, 2024 | scholarsarchive.byu.edu | Jonathan Hall |Mark Showalter |Brigham Young

Keywordshealth insurance, public policy, adverse selection, employee insuranceCollegeFamily, Home, and Social SciencesAbstractThe presence and severity of adverse selection in the market for health insurance has profound implications for public policy. Adverse selection occurs when individuals who are higher risk than observationally equivalent individuals purchase more insurance.

Jul 9, 2024 | scholarsarchive.byu.edu | Derek Hansen |Mark Showalter |Brigham Young

Keywordstransitivity, survey, economic theoryCollegeFamily, Home, and Social SciencesAbstractA theory is only as good as the assumptions upon which it is based. Because of this, assumptions are constantly held up to the light to see if, in fact, they are genuine. In the field of Economics, several assumptions are made concerning the rationality of humans. One of these presumed rational behaviors is called transitivity.