Learning about an infrequent event: Evidence from flood insurance take-up in the United States

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 206-233

  Gallagher, Justin ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84903878997     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.6.3.206     Document Type: Article

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