Developing variable unit-structure premium rate differentials in crop insurance

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 141-151

  Knight, Thomas O ^a   Coble, Keith H ^b   Goodwin, Barry K ^c   Rejesus, Roderick M ^c   Seo, Sangtaek ^d  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

actuarial methods; crop insurance; farm policy; unit division; unit structure

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRICULTURAL POLICY; CROP; FARMING SYSTEM; INSURANCE SYSTEM; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77956578551     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajae/aap002     Document Type: Article

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