Policy watch: Challenges for terrorism risk insurance in the United States

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 201-214

  Kunreuther, Howard ^a,b   Michel Kerjan, Erwann ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

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EID: 12844256450     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/0895330042632717     Document Type: Article

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