Parallel Private Health Insurance in Australia: A Cautionary Tale and Lessons for Canada
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- Jeremiah Hurley & Rhema Vaithianathan & Thomas F. Crossley & Deborah Cobb-Clark, 2002. "Parallel Private Health Insurance in Australia: A Cautionary Tale and Lessons for Canada," CEPR Discussion Papers 448, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Research School of Economics, Australian National University.
- Hurley, Jeremiah & Vaithianathan, Rhema & Crossley, Thomas F. & Cobb-Clark, Deborah A., 2002. "Parallel Private Health Insurance in Australia: A Cautionary Tale and Lessons for Canada," IZA Discussion Papers 515, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
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