First-best equilibrium in insurance markets with transaction costs and heterogeneity

Journal of Risk and Insurance

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 739-760

  Liu, Jerry W ^a   Browne, Mark J ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 36249003438     PISSN: 00224367     EISSN: 15396975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6975.2007.00232.x     Document Type: Article

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