The Impact of the European Union Insurance Directives on Insurance Company Stocks

Journal of Risk and Insurance

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 125-167

  Campbell, Cynthia J ^a   Goldberg, Lawrence ^b   Rai, Anoop ^c  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0242299239     PISSN: 00224367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1539-6975.00052     Document Type: Review

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