Is there a viable market for area-based crop insurance?

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 508-519

  Deng, Xiaohui ^a   Barnett, Barry J ^b   Vedenov, Dmitry V ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Area yield insurance; Crop insurance; Group Risk Plan; Risk management

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; COTTON; CROP PRODUCTION; INSURANCE SYSTEM; SOYBEAN;

GEORGIA; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

GLYCINE MAX; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 34547460239     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8276.2007.00975.x     Document Type: Article

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