Weather derivatives in the wine industry

International Journal of Wine Business Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 222-237

  Zara, Claudio ^a  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crops; Derivative markets; Financial risk; Hedging; Temperature; Winemaking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986174530     PISSN: 17511062     EISSN: 17511070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17511061011075365     Document Type: Article

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