Morals and Markets: The Development of Life Insurance in the United States

by Viviana A. Rotman Zelizer

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Life insurance--the promise of an insurer to pay a sum upon a person's death in exchange for a regular premium--is a bizarre enterprise. How can we monetize human life? Should we? What statistics do we use, what assumptions do we make, and what behavioral factors do we consider? First published in 1979, Morals and Markets Is a pathbreaking study exploring the development of life insurance in the United States. Viviana A. Rotman Zelizer combines...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0231183356

ISBN13:9780231183352

Release Date:August 2017

Publisher:Columbia University Press

Length:264 Pages

Weight:0.75 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

Business Business & Investing Economic Theory Economics Insurance Life Social Science Social Sciences Theory

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