Risk management, capital budgeting, and capital structure policy for insurers and reinsurers

Journal of Risk and Insurance

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 273-299

  Froot, Kenneth A ^a  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 34249060936     PISSN: 00224367     EISSN: 15396975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6975.2007.00213.x     Document Type: Article

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