Alternative risk financing instruments for swine epidemics

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 75, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 305-322

  Meuwissen, Miranda P M ^a   Van Asseldonk, Marcel A P M ^a   Huirne, Ruud B M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Incentives; Monte Carlo simulation; Risk analysis; Risk financing; Swine epidemics

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC IMPACT; EPIDEMIC; FINANCIAL PROVISION; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PIG;

NETHERLANDS;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0037316297     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(02)00072-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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