Quantifying and correcting the bias in estimated risk measures

ASTIN Bulletin

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 365-386

  Kim, Joseph Hyun Tae ^a   Hardy, Mary R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b NONE

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EID: 37349003861     PISSN: 05150361     EISSN: 17831350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2143/AST.37.2.2024072     Document Type: Article

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