Flexible insurance for heterogeneous farmers: Results from a small-scale pilot in Ethiopia
We analyze the effectiveness of a new approach in providing weather index-based insurance products to low-income populations. The approach is based on the concept of providing multiple weather securities that pay a fixed amount if the event written on the security (that monthly rainfall at a nearby...
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| Format: | Artículo preliminar |
| Language: | Inglés |
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2011
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154398 |
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