教育部人文社科重点研究基地中央财经大学中国精算研究院学术活动

(2023年7月24日--27日)

课程题目：Topics in risk and insurance economics

主讲人：Dr. Richard Peter, Associate Professor of Finance, University of Iowa.

Dr. Richard Peter obtained his PhD degree from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat in Munich in 2013, and continued his research career for two more years there. He then worked at the University of Iowa till now. His research interests are risk management and insurance and decision-making under risk uncertainty. His paper has been published in top journals including Operations Research, Management Science, Journal of Risk and Insurance, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Economic Theory and etc.

摘要：

The course provides an overview of various topics in risk and insurance economics. We will cover adverse selection on insurance markets and the role of endogenous information, for example, via genetic testing. We will talk extensively about the economic analysis of prevention behavior. Finally, we will cover the comparative statics of risk and discuss its applications.

课程时间及内容安排

Monday, July 24

08:30 – 09:15 am Expected utility and indifference curves

09:30 – 10:15 am Adverse selection in insurance markets

10:30 – 11:15 am Genetic testing on insurance markets

Tuesday, July 25

08:30 – 09:15 am Take-up for genetic tests and ambiguity

09:30 – 10:15 am Self-insurance, self-protection and market insurance

10:30 – 11:15 am Risk aversion, prudence and optimal prevention

Wednesday, July 26

08:30 – 09:15 am Optimal prevention in two periods

09:30 – 10:15 am Behavioral economics of prevention

10:30 – 11:15 am Increasing risk: Definition and economic consequences

Thursday, July 27

08:30 – 09:15 am Higher-order risk changes and risk apportionment

09:30 – 10:15 am Higher-order risk effects on saving and prevention behavior

10:30 – 11:15 am Monotone comparative statics of risk

课程地点：Zoom会议

https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/6322680788

会议号: 843 3206 5129

密码: 381851