Volatility, agricultural risk, and household poverty: Micro-evidence from randomized control trials

Agricultural Economics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 44, Issue SUPPL1, 2013, Pages 79-84

  Macours, Karen ^a  

^a PARIS SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (France)

Author keywords

Climate change; Diversification; Productive safety nets; Randomized experiment; Risk management

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING WORLD; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; POLICY STRATEGY; POVERTY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84888203979     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: 15740862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/agec.12052     Document Type: Article

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