Testing for the Presence of Moral Hazard Using the Regulatory Reform in the Car Insurance Market: Case of Korea
Published online on July 23, 2012
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to investigate the presence of the moral hazard phenomenon in the Korean car insurance market. In the context of natural experiment, I examine whether the regulatory reform introduced in 2000 generates significant difference in accident probability between before and after the reform. Further, I analyse the different effects of regulatory reform on different parts of the outcome distribution. In any case, I do not find the significant effects of regulatory reform on accident probability.