Formal risk-transfer mechanisms for allocating uncertain water resources: The case of option contracts

Water Resources Research

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1-11

  Ramos, Almudena Gómez ^a   Garrido, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Option contracts; Stochastic models; Water resources

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; HYDROLOGY; IRRIGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

DISCRETE TIME MODELING; RISK SHARING; RISK-TRANSFER MECHANISMS; WATER ALLOCATION;

WATER RESOURCES;

NUMERICAL MODEL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY;

HYDROLOGY; IRRIGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORGANIZATIONS; WATER RESOURCES;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 12544250620     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004WR003340     Document Type: Article

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