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The Boone Indicator as Determinant of Croatian Insurance Market Soundness

South East European Journal of Economics and Business
Volume 14 (2019): Issue 2 (December 2019)
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|Dec 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jeb-2019-0009 | Journal eISSN: 2233-1999
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Language: English
Page range: 1 - 12
Published on: Dec 30, 2019
Published by: University of Sarajevo
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 times per year
Keywords:
soundness,
Boone indicator,
Croatian insurers
Related subjects:
Business and economics,
Business management,
Business management, other,
Political economics,
Political economics, other

© 2019 Tomislava Pavić Kramarić, Marko Miletić, published by University of Sarajevo
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