Can normality of yields be assumed for crop insurance?

Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 171-184

  Atwood, Joseph ^a   Shaik, Saleem ^a   Watts, Myles ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036664040     PISSN: 00083976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7976.2002.tb00426.x     Document Type: Article

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