Statistical analysis of rainfall insurance payouts in Southern India

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1248-1254

  Giné, Xavier ^a   Townsend, Robert ^b   Vickery, James ^c  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL FINANCE; INSURANCE SYSTEM; RURAL FINANCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 37149024760     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8276.2007.01092.x     Document Type: Article

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