Explaining insurance policy provisions via adverse selection

GENEVA Papers on Risk and Insurance Theory

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 121-134

  Young, Virginia R ^a   Browne, Mark J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 0010173364     PISSN: 09264957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008616117296     Document Type: Article

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