A field experiment on the impact of weather shocks and insurance on risky investment

Experimental Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 341-371

  Hill, Ruth Vargas ^a   Viceisza, Angelino ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; Fertilizer purchases; Field experiment; Insurance; Investment response; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860172996     PISSN: 13864157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10683-011-9303-7     Document Type: Article

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