Deregulating property-casualty insurance pricing: The case of workers' compensation

Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 37-63

  Barkume, Anthony J ^a   Ruser, John W ^a  

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EID: 0040516042     PISSN: 00222186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/320272     Document Type: Article

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