Risk attitudes and the demand for private health insurance: The importance of 'Captive Preferences'

Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 499-519

  Costa Font, Joan ^a   García Villar, Jaume ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

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EID: 77950669107     PISSN: 13704788     EISSN: 14678292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8292.2009.00396.x     Document Type: Article

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