Bundling Health Insurance and Microfinance in India: There Cannot be Adverse Selection if There Is No Demand

Microfinance institutions have started to bundle their basic loans with other financial services, such as health insurance. Using a randomized control trial in Karnataka, India, we evaluate the impact on loan renewal from mandating the purchase of actuarially-fair health insurance covering hospitali...

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Main Authors: Banerjee, Abhijit (Contributor), Duflo, Esther (Contributor), Hornbeck, Richard (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Economic Association, 2015-03-10T18:54:59Z.
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