Bücher von Howard Kunreuther

In The Ostrich Paradox, Wharton professors Robert Meyer and Howard Kunreuther draw on years of teaching and research to explain why disaster preparedness efforts consistently fall short. Filled with heartbreaking stories of loss and resilience, the book is a must-read for policy-makers who want to build more prepared communities.

This book explores siting dilemmas - situations in which an "authority" (e.g., Congress, a consortium of utilities) deems it in the best interest of society to build a facility such as an incinerator, but opponents living near the proposed site thwart the plan.

Demonstrates that emotions play a role in predicting departures from expected utility maximization for making insurance purchasing decisions over time. The authors highlight the conceptual issues and alternative theories of behaviour about repeat insurance purchasing over time.

Evidence suggests that cost-effective preventive measures are sometimes rewarded by insurers in ways that could change their clients' behavior. These examples reveal that insurance activities are not always in the best interest of individuals at risk. This book discusses such behavior with the intent of categorizing these insurance "anomalies".

Highlights the role that insurance and performance standards can play in managing environmental risk. This book analyzes the ability of insurance to play a role in managing environmental risk. It outlines the role insurance plays in society and analyzes the insurability of the risks.