How much risk is mitigated by LTC protection schemes? A methodological note and a case study of the public system in Spain

Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance: Issues and Practice

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 712-724

  Guillén, Montserrat ^a   Comas Herrera, Adelina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Lifetime expenditure; Long term care; Risk quantification; Social care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867220827     PISSN: 10185895     EISSN: 14680440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/gpp.2012.33     Document Type: Article

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