Averting and insurance decisions in the Wildland-Urban interface: Implications of survey and experimental data for wildfire risk reduction policy

Contemporary Economic Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 203-223

  Talberth, John ^a   Berrens, Robert P ^b   McKee, Michael ^c   Jones, Michael ^d  

^a Redefining Progress   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^d BRIDGEWATER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33645167232     PISSN: 10743529     EISSN: 14657287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cep/byj021     Document Type: Article

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