Risk rationing and wealth effects in credit markets: Theory and implications for agricultural development

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 409-423

  Boucher, Stephen R ^a,b   Carter, Michael R ^b   Guirkinger, Catherine ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Asymmetric information; Credit rationing; Land titling; Moral hazard; Risk rationing

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION; CREDIT PROVISION; INVESTMENT LOCATION; MODELING; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 42149194334     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8276.2007.01116.x     Document Type: Article

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