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Testing for Asymmetric Information in Insurance Markets

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  • Pierre-Andre Chiappori & Bernard Salanie, 2000. "Testing for Asymmetric Information in Insurance Markets," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 108(1), pages 56-78, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:ucp:jpolec:v:108:y:2001:i:1:p:56-78
    DOI: 10.1086/262111
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