Should governments provide catastrophe insurance?

Economists' Voice

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1-8

  Jaffee, Dwight M ^a   Russell, Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33745244029     PISSN: 15533832     EISSN: 15533832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1553-3832.1122     Document Type: Article

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