Affordability of National Flood Insurance Program Premiums: Report 1

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Date

Dec. 31, 2014

Authors

Committee on the Affordability of National Flood Insurance Program Premiums , Water Science and Technology Board; Division on Earth and Life Studies , Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications: Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences , and Committee on National Statistics: Division on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

Publication

Book

Reading time

1 minute

RFF’s Carolyn Kousky and Leonard Shabman served on the Committee on the Affordability of National Flood Insurance Program Premiums, which helped author this book.

Topics

Insurance and Disaster Aid

Authors

Committee on the Affordability of National Flood Insurance Program Premiums

Water Science and Technology Board; Division on Earth and Life Studies

Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications: Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences

Committee on National Statistics: Division on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

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