The Relationship Between Automobile Liability Costs and Government Social Spending

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dc.contributor.authorKleffner, Anneeng
dc.contributor.authorBorn, Patriciaeng
dc.contributor.authorChan, Davideng
dc.date.accessioned2011-08-16T17:03:01Z
dc.date.available2011-08-16T17:03:01Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.descriptionArticle deposited after permission was granted by HEC Montreal, August 1, 2011.eng
dc.description.abstractLiability insurance is one of the primary mechanisms for compensating individuals who are injured in auto accidents. An injured individual’s propensity to seek compensation through the legal system depends on his or her expected payoff and access to other sources of compensation. A justification for social insurance programs that provide compensation to injured parties is the potential for such compensation to reduce the need for victims to seek compensation through the legal system. If such programs serve as substitutes for the legal system as sources of compensation, then we expect that as spending on these programs decreases, liability costs will increase, and vice-versa. Using State-level data for the U.S., and provincial-level data for Canada, we evaluate the relationship between government health/welfare spending and automobile liability insurance costs. Our results suggest a small but significant substitute relationship in both countries. Information that substantiates a connection between these sources will be useful in public assistance decision-making.eng
dc.description.refereedNoeng
dc.identifier.citationAnne E. Kleffner, Patricia Born and David Chan. “The Relationship Between Automobile Liability Costs and Government Social Spending.” Insurance and Risk Management Issue October 2010/January 2011, Vol. 78 (3/4)eng
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/34126
dc.identifier.issn1705-7299
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/48706
dc.language.isoengeng
dc.publisherHEC Montrealeng
dc.publisher.corporateUniversity of Calgaryeng
dc.publisher.facultyHaskayne School of Businesseng
dc.publisher.urlhttp://neumann.hec.ca/assurances-revue/en/eng
dc.subjectAutomobile liability insuranceeng
dc.subjectsocial insurance programseng
dc.subject.othersubstitution effecteng
dc.titleThe Relationship Between Automobile Liability Costs and Government Social Spendingeng
dc.typejournal article
thesis.degree.disciplineFinance Risk Management & Insuranceeng
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