Costly Risk Bearing and the Supply of Catastrophic Insurance

Journal of Risk and Insurance

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 657-671

  Kleffher, Anne E ^a   Doherty, Neil A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 0141574065     PISSN: 00224367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/253476     Document Type: Article

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