Insuring eggs in baskets: Should the government insure individual risks?

Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 121-137

  Hart, Chad E ^a   Hayes, Dermot J ^a   Babcock, Bruce A ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33645063994     PISSN: 00083976     EISSN: 17447976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7976.2006.00041.x     Document Type: Article

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