Public compensation for windstorm damage reduces incentives for risk management investments

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 10, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 491-499

  Brunette, Marielle ^a   Couture, Stéphane ^a  

^a AGROPARISTECH   (France)

Author keywords

Comparative statics; Forest management; Insurance; Public compensation; Risk

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STATICS; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; INSURANCE POLICIES; NATURAL EVENTS; NON-INDUSTRIAL PRIVATE FOREST OWNERS; POLICY IMPLICATIONS; PRIVATE FORESTS; PUBLIC COMPENSATION; RISK; RISK ATTITUDE; STATIC EFFECTS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

AGRICULTURE; CONTRACTS; FINANCE; FORESTRY; INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE; INSURANCE; INVESTMENTS; LOGGING (FORESTRY); MANAGEMENT; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; TIMBER;

PUBLIC POLICY;

AGRICULTURE; CONTRACTS; DECISION MAKING; FINANCE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; INSURANCE; LOGGING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 50549086221     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2008.05.001     Document Type: Article

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