The role of life experience in long-term care insurance decisions

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue , 2014, Pages 175-188

  Tennyson, Sharon ^a   Yang, Hae Kyung ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Emotions and insurance purchase; Informal care giving; Insurance purchase intention; Long term care; Private long term care insurance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901412867     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joep.2014.04.002     Document Type: Article

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