For each of the following scenarios, say whether pooling or diversification is a more promising risk-mitigation strategy.

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For each of the following scenarios, say whether pooling or diversification is a more promising risk-mitigation strategy.
a. Employees of a company who receive their salaries and health insurance from their employer and also invest their savings in that company’s stocks.
b. Families who are worried about losing their possessions if their houses burn down.
c. Neighboring farmers who grow the same crop, which is prone to failure in dry years.
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Microeconomics

ISBN: 978-1259163531

1st edition

Authors: Dean Karlan, Jonathan Morduch

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