Public insurance and private markets
By: Jeffrey R. Brown, editor.
Contributors: Brown, Jeffrey R.
Publisher: AEI Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9780844743257
Subjects: Disaster insurance -- United States; Insurance -- Government policy -- United States
Description: x, 229 p. : 24 cm
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Deposit insurance reform / George G. Pennacchi; title: Reforming the pension benefit guaranty corporation / Jeffrey R. Brown and Andrew G. Biggs; title: Does the terrorism insurance market still need government support? / Dwight Jaffee and Thomas Russell; title: Market and government failure in insuring and mitigating natural catastrophes : how long-term contracts can help / Howard C. Kunreuther and Erwann O. Michel-Kerjan; title: Managing flood risk : the national flood insurance program and alternatives / Mark J. Browne and Martin Halek; title: Private and public roles in providing agricultural insurance in the United States / Vincent H. Smith and Barry K. Goodwin.