Life Insurance Demand and Household Portfolio Behavior: ABSTRACT

This paper explores the effects of short-run financial market behavior and consumer expectations on purchases of ordinary life insurance. The major objective of the paper is to develop information concerning the structural determinants of life insurance demand. In the paper, a model that interrelate...

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Published in:The Journal of risk and insurance 1974-12, Vol.41 (4), p.685
Main Authors: Headen, Robert S, J FINLEY LEE
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Group life insurance
Households
Inflation
Securities markets
Time series
Variables
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Summary:This paper explores the effects of short-run financial market behavior and consumer expectations on purchases of ordinary life insurance. The major objective of the paper is to develop information concerning the structural determinants of life insurance demand. In the paper, a model that interrelates demand for various financial assets is suggested and estimated.
ISSN:0022-4367
1539-6975