Personal Bias in Automobile Claims Settlement

Journal of Risk and Insurance

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 185-205

  Doerpinghaus, Helen ^a   Schmit, Joan ^b   Yeh, Jason Jia Hsing ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 0242299192     PISSN: 00224367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1539-6975.00055     Document Type: Article

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