The Demand for (Micro) Health Insurance in the Informal Sector

David Dror

Chapter 2 in Financing Micro Health Insurance:Theory, Methods and Evidence, 2018, pp 43-66 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: The following sections are included:Conventional theories of health insurance are ill-suited to the context of poverty in the informal sector.Eight conditions are identified, which a relevant theory of demand for health insurance must recognize and accommodate.A total of 3 billion people in the informal sector of LMIC would seek voluntary health insurance only when local awareness about the welfare gains of health insurance is widespread, supported by local governance.

Keywords: Microinsurance; Micro Health Insurance; Health Insurance; Community-Based Health Insurance; CBHI; Demand for Health Insurance; Willingness to Pay for Health Insurance; Microinsurance Package Design; Implementation of CBHI; Business Case of Microinsurance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I13 I15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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Journal Article: The Demand for (Micro) Health Insurance in the Informal Sector (2014)
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