Debt sustainability under catastrophic risk: The case for government budget insurance

Risk Management and Insurance Review

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 273-294

  Borensztein, Eduardo ^a   Cavallo, Eduardo ^a   Valenzuela, Patricio ^b  

^a INTER AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (United States)

^b EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Italy)

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EID: 69649104413     PISSN: 10981616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6296.2009.01168.x     Document Type: Article

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