Hedging Weather Risk in Nature-Based Tourism Business: An Example of Ski Resorts

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 143-163

  Tang, Chun Hung ^a   Jang, SooCheong ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

hedging; Monte Carlo simulation; ski resort; weather derivatives; weather risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859035227     PISSN: 10963480     EISSN: 15577554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1096348010388655     Document Type: Article

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