Optimum crop insurance under joint yield and price risk

Journal of Risk and Insurance

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 109-122

  Mahul, Olivier ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

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EID: 0001391256     PISSN: 00224367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/253679     Document Type: Article

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