Global Change, Natural Disasters and Loss-sharing: Issues of Efficiency and Equity

Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance: Issues and Practice

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 203-219

  Linnerooth Bayer, Joanne ^a   Amendola, Aniello ^a,b  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

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EID: 0038426219     PISSN: 10185895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0440.00060     Document Type: Article

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