Natural shocks and risk behavior: Experimental evidence from Cameroon

Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 155-173

  Balgah, Roland Azibo ^a   Buchenrieder, Gertrud ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN TRANSITION ECONOMIES IAMO   (Germany)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Experiment; Risk behavior; Shocks

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; NATURAL DISASTER; RISK PERCEPTION; VULNERABILITY;

CAMEROON;

EID: 79959976459     PISSN: 00498599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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