The impact of real income on insurance premiums: Evidence from panel data

International Review of Economics and Finance

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 246-260

  Lee, Chien Chiang ^a   Chiu, Yi Bin ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Instrumental variable; Insurance premiums; Non linearity; Panel smooth transition regression; Real income

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052026796     PISSN: 10590560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iref.2011.07.003     Document Type: Article

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