Impacts of Weather and Time Horizon Selection on Crop Insurance Ratemaking: A Conditional Distribution Approach

North American Actuarial Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 279-293

  Woodard, Joshua D ^a  

^a Charles H Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management Cornell University ^*  (United States)

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EID: 84901623249     PISSN: 10920277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10920277.2014.887476     Document Type: Article

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