Risk selection in natural-disaster insurance

Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 344-364

  Jametti, Mario ^a   von Ungern Sternberg, Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUGANO   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

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EID: 77954055325     PISSN: 09324569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1628/093245610791343021     Document Type: Article

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