Insurance and Inclusive Growth

While the real sector and governments (along with a few micro economists) have long recognized the core economic role that the insurance function plays, the mainstream economics profession has largely treated it as invisible background. This litera...

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Main Author:	Lester, Rodney
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ABSENCE OF INSURANCE ACCESS TO INSURANCE AGENCY RELATIONSHIP AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE ALLOCATION ALLOCATION OF CAPITAL ALTERNATIVE FUNDING ASSET DIVERSIFICATION ASSET MANAGEMENT BALANCE SHEET BANK CREDIT BANK LENDING BANK LOANS BANKING SECTOR BANKING SECTOR DEVELOPMENT BANKING SECTORS BANKING SYSTEM BANKING SYSTEMS BENEFICIARIES BOND BOND MARKET BOND MARKET DEVELOPMENT BOND MARKETS CAPITAL BASE CAPITAL FLOWS CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAPITAL LOSS CAPITAL MARKET CAPITAL STOCKS CAPS CASH FLOW CASH FLOWS CATASTROPHE INSURANCE CHILD LABOR CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE COLLATERAL CONSUMER CREDIT CONSUMER PROTECTION CONSUMPTION SMOOTHING CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT CONTRACTUAL SAVINGS CONTRACTUAL SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COST OF INSURANCE CREDIBILITY CREDIT CONSTRAINTS CREDIT COOPERATIVE CREDIT MARKET CREDIT RISK CROP INSURANCE DAMAGES DEBT DEBT CRISIS DEFICITS DEMAND FOR CREDIT DEPOSIT DERIVATIVE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISASTER INSURANCE DISBURSEMENT DISCOUNT RATES DISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC GROWTH RATES ECONOMIC IMPACTS ECONOMIC MODELS EMERGING MARKETS ENABLING ENVIRONMENT ENFORCEMENT CONSTRAINTS ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS EXOGENOUS SHOCKS EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXTREME POVERTY FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INNOVATION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL STABILITY FISCAL BURDEN FISCAL POLICY FLOOD INSURANCE FUTURES GLOBAL CAPITAL GLOBAL CAPITAL MARKETS GOVERNMENT POLICY GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY GOVERNMENT SUPPORT HIDDEN ACTION HOUSEHOLD INCOME HUMAN CAPITAL HURRICANE HURRICANE RISK INCOME INCOME GROWTH INCOME HOUSEHOLDS INCOME LEVEL INCOME LEVELS INCOME STREAMS INCOME VARIABILITY INFLATION INFLATION RATES INFORMAL CREDIT INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES INFORMATION ASYMMETRY INSTRUMENT INSURANCE INSURANCE COMPANIES INSURANCE CONTRACT INSURANCE CONTRACTS INSURANCE INDUSTRY INSURANCE MARKET INSURANCE MARKETS INSURANCE MECHANISMS INSURANCE PENETRATION INSURANCE PREMIUM INSURANCE PREMIUMS INSURANCE PRODUCT INSURANCE PRODUCTS INSURANCE REGULATION INSURANCE RISK INSURANCE SECTOR INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE INVESTMENT BANKING INVESTMENT STRATEGIES LAND HOLDINGS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL SYSTEM LENDERS LEVEL OF RISK LIABILITY LIFE INSURANCE LIFE INSURANCE PREMIUM LIFE INSURANCE PRODUCTS LIQUIDITY LIQUIDITY CONSTRAINTS LIQUIDITY CRISIS LOAN LOAN DEFAULT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LONG-TERM INVESTMENT MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT MARKET CAP MARKET CAPITALIZATION MARKET DEVELOPMENT MARKET FAILURES MICRO-CREDIT MICROCREDIT MICROFINANCE MICROINSURANCE MONETARY POLICY MONEY SUPPLY MONEYLENDERS MORAL HAZARD MUTUAL FUNDS NATIONAL ACCOUNTS NATIONAL INCOME NATURAL DISASTER NATURAL DISASTERS OPPORTUNITY COSTS OUTPUT DECLINES PENSION PENSION FUNDS PER CAPITA INCOMES PERFORMANCE RISK PERSONAL LOSS POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL ECONOMY PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIOS PRIVATE CREDIT PROPERTY RIGHTS REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS REMITTANCE RESERVES RESOURCE ECONOMICS RISK AVERSION RISK EXPOSURE RISK FACTOR RISK MANAGEMENT RISK MANAGEMENT TOOLS RISK NEUTRAL RISK PROFILE RISK SHARING RISKY ASSET RULE OF LAW RURAL CREDIT RURAL FINANCIAL MARKETS SAVINGS RATE SAVINGS RATES SOCIAL CAPITAL SOVEREIGN RISK TAX TELECOMMUNICATIONS TIMELY PAYMENT TRADE BALANCE TRADE BALANCES TRADING TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSITION COUNTRIES TROPICAL CYCLONES TURNOVER UTILITY FUNCTIONS VALUATION WEATHER DERIVATIVES WEATHER INSURANCE
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