THE AUSTRALIAN PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE BOOM: WAS IT SUBSIDIES OR LIBERALISED REGULATION?

Economic Papers

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 58-64

  Frech, H E ^a   Hopkins, Sandra ^b   Macdonald, Garry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 4744360431     PISSN: 08120439     EISSN: 17593441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-3441.2003.tb00336.x     Document Type: Article

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