Precautionary saving, insurance, and the origins of workers' compensation

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 419-442

  Kantor, Shawn Everett ^a   Fishback, Price V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC HISTORY; HEALTH CARE PROVISION; PRECAUTIONARY SAVING; SOCIAL INSURANCE; TWENTIETH CENTURY; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

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EID: 0029846651     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/262029     Document Type: Article

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