Concept and unintended consequences of weather index insurance: The case of mexico

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 505-511

  Fuchs, Alan ^a   Wolff, Hendrik ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DROUGHT; EL NINO; FEDERAL SYSTEM; POVERTY ALLEVIATION;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 78649319031     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajae/aaq137     Document Type: Conference Paper

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