Information value of climate-based yield forecasts in selecting optimal crop insurance coverage

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1248-1255

  Nadolnyak, Denis ^a   Vedenov, Dmitry ^b   Novak, James ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; INSURANCE SYSTEM; LA NINA; WEATHER FORECASTING;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 56049105644     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8276.2008.01212.x     Document Type: Article

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