The market structure-performance relationship in the international insurance sector

Journal of Risk and Insurance

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 947-966

  Pope, Nat ^a   Ma, Yu Luen ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 55549120917     PISSN: 00224367     EISSN: 15396975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6975.2008.00292.x     Document Type: Article

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