Social insurance and redistribution with moral hazard and adverse selection

Scandinavian Journal of Economics

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 279-298

  Boadway, Robin ^a   Leite Monteiro, Manuel ^b   Marchand, Maurice ^c   Pestieau, Pierre ^d  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PORTUGAL   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Market failures; Redistribution; Social insurance

Indexed keywords

HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INSURANCE SYSTEM; TAX SYSTEM;

EID: 33746527107     PISSN: 03470520     EISSN: 14679442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9442.2006.00446.x     Document Type: Article

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