Why the young do not buy long-term care insurance

Journal of Risk and Uncertainty

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 83-98

  Meier, Volker ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adverse selection; Insurance; Intertemporal consumer choice; Long term care

Indexed keywords

EID: 22644451910     PISSN: 08955646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007716528284     Document Type: Article

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