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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

An Empirical Analysis of the Relationship Between the Doctrine of Strict Products Liability and the Provision of Insurance

Abstract

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This dissertation analyzes the relationship between the tort-liability system and the current problems in the provision of commercial liability insurance. It uses loss-ratio data by insurer group and state to assess empirically the manner in which liability standards affect systematic underwriting risk.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Ph.D.
Level thesis:degree_level
Dissertation
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Economics
Grantor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Year dc:date
2014

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Barker, Drucilla Karen
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Ulen, Thomas S.

Subjects

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Identifiers

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Identifier
(UMI)AAI8823077
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/70797

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Last updated
2026-07-22
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citation

Barker, Drucilla Karen. An Empirical Analysis of the Relationship Between the Doctrine of Strict Products Liability and the Provision of Insurance. Dissertation thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/70797