Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions
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12 Faustian health economics. Consider Figure 11.10, which shows the locus of feasible
contracts for the population of the nation of Pcoria.
Figure 11.10. The locus of amosed wi
feasible contracts with moral
hazard.
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half full
full
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In which corner of this diagram (northeast, southeast, northwest, or southwest) is
utility highest for consumers? What prevents insurance companies from offering
a
contracts in this corner?
b On your own version of Figure 11.10, plot new points to represent where the
market would be under (i) a nationally mandated full insurance policy and (ii) an
insurance ban.
c Would a nationally mandated full insurance policy be optimal for Pcoria? What
about an insurance ban?
d Suppose the devil approaches the newly elected President of Pcoria with an
unusual bargain. He offers to magically eliminate moral hazard, but in return Pco-
ria must forbid contracts that are more than half full. On a new version of tiho
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Transcribed Image Text:Anoowlod figure, draw a new locus of the contracts that would be feasible if the President
takes the devil's bargain.
Should the President take the devil's bargain? Why or why not?
f The indifference curves in Figure 11.10 represent one possible set of preferences
for Pcorian society. On a new figure, draw an alternative set of indifference curves
such that the bargain is a good deal relative to the status quo.
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blano g Which type of society is more likely to accept the devil's bargain: one that is rel-
onmab nel atively risk-neutral or one that is relatively risk-averse? Explain why your answer
makes intuitive sense.
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