Contracting with limited commitment: Evidence from employment-based health insurance contracts

RAND Journal of Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 694-718

  Crocker, Keith J ^a   Moran, John R ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 1442306507     PISSN: 07416261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1593784     Document Type: Conference Paper

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