Insurance, Consumer Search, and Equilibrium Price Distributions

Journal of Risk and Insurance

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 397-429

  Akin, Ş Nuray ^a   Platt, Brennan C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84900536370     PISSN: 00224367     EISSN: 15396975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6975.2013.01515.x     Document Type: Article

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