The pricing of degree-day weather options

Agricultural Finance Review

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 59-85

  Turvey, Calum C ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Degree day options; Weather derivatives; Weather risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 58249128436     PISSN: 00021466     EISSN: 20416326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00214660580001167     Document Type: Article

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