Does insurance market activity promote economic growth? A cross-country study for industrialized and developing countries

Journal of Risk and Insurance

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 921-946

  Arena, Marco ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

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EID: 55549087598     PISSN: 00224367     EISSN: 15396975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6975.2008.00291.x     Document Type: Article

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