Social networks and the decision to insure

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 81-108

  Cai, Jing ^a   De Janvry, Alain ^b   Sadoulet, Elisabeth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84928343161     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.20130442     Document Type: Article

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