Designing Index-Based Livestock Insurance for Managing Asset Risk in Northern Kenya

Journal of Risk and Insurance

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 205-237

  Chantarat, Sommarat ^a   Mude, Andrew G ^b   Barrett, Christopher B ^c   Carter, Michael R ^d  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84874279714     PISSN: 00224367     EISSN: 15396975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6975.2012.01463.x     Document Type: Article

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