Dynamic field experiments in development economics: Risk valuation in Morocco, Kenya, and Peru

Agricultural and Resource Economics Review

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 176-192

  Lybbert, Travis J ^a,b   Galarza, Francisco B ^c   McPeak, John ^d   Barrett, Christopher B ^e   Boucher, Stephen R ^a,b   Carter, Michael R ^a,b   Chantarat, Sommarat ^e   Fadlaoui, Aziz ^f   Mude, Andrew ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^f Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (Morocco)

^g INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Dynamics; Experiments; Kenya; Morocco; Peru; Poverty; Risk and uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649334946     PISSN: 10682805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1068280500007231     Document Type: Conference Paper

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