Developing and Pricing Precipitation Insurance

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 261-274

  Martin, Steven W ^a   Barnett, Barry J ^b,c   Coble, Keith H ^c  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross hedging; Precipitation insurance; Risk; Weather derivative

Indexed keywords

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 0035636605     PISSN: 10685502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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