Self-Insurance and Self-Protection as Public Goods

Journal of Risk and Insurance

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 57-76

  Lohse, Tim ^a   Robledo, Julio R ^b   Schmidt, Ulrich ^c  

^a WZB BERLIN SOCIAL SCIENCE CENTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

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EID: 84857394053     PISSN: 00224367     EISSN: 15396975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6975.2010.01391.x     Document Type: Article

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