Strategic risk taking when there is a public good to be provided privately

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 403-414

  Robledo, Julio R ^a  

^a Fb Wirtschaftswissenschaft F   (Germany)

Author keywords

D81; H41; Insurance demand; Private provision of public goods; Risk taking; Strategic commitment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042227498     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2727(98)00075-9     Document Type: Article

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