The pricing, structure, and function of weather‐linked bonds, mortgages, and operating credit

Agricultural Finance Review

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 135-150

  Turvey, Calum G ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Prescription insurance; Rainfall insurance; Weather derivatives; Weather insurance; Weather linked bonds; Weather linked mortgages

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649814068     PISSN: 00021466     EISSN: 20416326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00214660880001223     Document Type: Article

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