Artikel
Opening up the black box: Technological transparency and prevention
We discuss the behavioral and welfare implications of uncovering determinants of successful prevention. Based on a novel reinterpretation of prevention, we introduce the concept of technological transparency (TT)—the extent to which scientific knowledge allows agents to predict the success of their effort conditional on observable risk determinants. When risk determinants are observable ex ante, TT refines the information partition and induces more efficient prevention but does not necessarily improve welfare when the risk is insurable. At the same time, TT may harm welfare if information is incompletely disclosed. When risk determinants are only observable ex post, TT may increase effort by triggering future regret. Our framework facilitates a deeper understanding of the connection between knowledge and the efficient choice of preventive effort. Our findings inform the cost-benefit analysis of advancing knowledge about risk processes, as well as the effective disclosure of such knowledge to the public.
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Journal: Journal of Risk and Insurance ; ISSN: 1539-6975 ; Volume: 88 ; Year: 2021 ; Issue: 3 ; Pages: 665-693 ; Hoboken, NJ: Wiley
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
- Subject
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prevention
regret
technological transparency
value of information
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Li, Lu
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Veröffentlichung
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Wiley
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Hoboken, NJ
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2021
- DOI
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doi:10.1111/jori.12328
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- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET
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- Artikel
Associated
- Li, Lu
- Wiley
Time of origin
- 2021
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