Economic Aspects of Securitization of Risk

ASTIN Bulletin

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 157-193

  Cox, Samuel H ^a   Fairchild, Joseph R ^b   Pedersen, Hal W ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Centre Group   (United States)

Author keywords

catastrophe risk bonds; incomplete markets; reinsurance; retention; Securitization

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011436946     PISSN: 05150361     EISSN: 17831350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2143/AST.30.1.504631     Document Type: Article

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