From insurance to investments: Financialisation and the supply side of life insurance and annuities in the USA (1970-2006)

Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 401-418

  Wissoker, Peter ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

commercial mortgage backed security; financialisation; institutional investment; life insurance; pensions

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL SYSTEM; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; INSURANCE SYSTEM; INVESTMENT; MORTGAGE LENDING; PENSION SYSTEM; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84886406648     PISSN: 17521378     EISSN: 17521386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cjres/rst020     Document Type: Article

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