Crop price indemnified loans for farmers: A pilot experiment in rural Ghana

Farmers face a particular set of risks that complicate the decision to borrow. We use a randomized experiment to investigate (1) the role of crop-price risk in reducing demand for credit among famers and (2) how risk mitigation changes farmers' investment decisions. In rural Ghana, we offer farmers...

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Main Authors:	Karlan, Dean, Kutsoati, Ed, McMillan, Margaret S., Udry, Christopher R.
Format:	Artículo preliminar
Language:	Inglés
Published:	International Food Policy Research Institute 2010
Subjects:	agricultural credit randomized control trials crop insurance agricultural prices impact assessment
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154232