Farmer Participation, Entry and Exit Decisions in the Italian Crop Insurance Programme

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 639-657

  Santeramo, F G ^a   Goodwin, B K ^b   Adinolfi, F ^c   Capitanio, F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crop insurance; entry; exit; Italy; participation; turnover

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; CROP PRODUCTION; INSURANCE SYSTEM; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR;

ITALY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84963645427     PISSN: 0021857X     EISSN: 14779552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1477-9552.12155     Document Type: Article

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