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Fairness: plurality, causality, and insurability

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  • Fahrenwaldt, Matthias
  • Furrer, Christian
  • Hiabu, Munir Eberhardt
  • Huang, Fei
  • Jørgensen, Frederik Hytting
  • Lindholm, Mathias
  • Loftus, Joshua
  • Steffensen, Mogens
  • Tsanakas, Andreas

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This article summarizes the main topics, findings, and avenues for future work from the workshop Fairness with a view towards insurance held August 2023 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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  • Fahrenwaldt, Matthias & Furrer, Christian & Hiabu, Munir Eberhardt & Huang, Fei & Jørgensen, Frederik Hytting & Lindholm, Mathias & Loftus, Joshua & Steffensen, Mogens & Tsanakas, Andreas, 2024. "Fairness: plurality, causality, and insurability," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 124031, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
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    JEL classification:

    • G22 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Insurance; Insurance Companies; Actuarial Studies
    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
    • K13 - Law and Economics - - Basic Areas of Law - - - Tort Law and Product Liability; Forensic Economics
    • L50 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy - - - General

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