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Risk Selection and the Specification of the Conventional Risk Adjustment Formula

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  • Erik SCHOKKAERT
  • Carine VAN DE VOORDE

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  • Erik SCHOKKAERT & Carine VAN DE VOORDE, 2000. "Risk Selection and the Specification of the Conventional Risk Adjustment Formula," Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven ces0011, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Department of Economics, Leuven.
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