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The Willingness to Pay for Flood Insurance

Noelwah R. Netusil, Carolyn Kousky, Shulav Neupane, Will Daniel and Howard Kunreuther
Land Economics, February 2021, 97 (1) 17-38; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/le.97.1.110819-0160R1

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Noelwah R. Netusil, Carolyn Kousky, Shulav Neupane, Will Daniel, Howard Kunreuther
Land Economics Feb 2021, 97 (1) 17-38; DOI: 10.3368/le.97.1.110819-0160R1
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