Demand for weather hedges in India: An empirical exploration of theoretical predictions
This paper analyzes the demand for rainfall-based weather hedges among farmers in rural India. We explore the predictions of a standard expected utility theory framework on the nature of demand for such products, in particular testing whether demand behaves as predicted with respect to price, the ba...
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| Formato: | Artículo preliminar |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2013
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153559 |
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