In the Aftermath of Dresden: New Directions in German Flood Insurance

Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance: Issues and Practice

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 154-168

  Schwarze, Reimund ^a   Wagner, Gert G ^a,b  

^a DIW BERLIN   (Germany)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

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EID: 1842538105     PISSN: 10185895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0440.2004.00279.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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