Wealth and the demand for life insurance: Evidence from Ontario, 1892

Explorations in Economic History

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 446-469

  Di Matteo, Livio ^a   Emery, J C Herbert ^b  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

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EID: 0036822103     PISSN: 00144983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-4983(02)00004-9     Document Type: Article

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