Economics of Agricultural Crop Insurance Theory and Evidence

Name: Economics of Agricultural Crop Insurance Theory and Evidence
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ISBN: 9780792394358

ISBN-10: 0792394356

ISBN-13: 9780792394358

Edition: 1994

Authors: Darrell L. Hueth, William H. Furtan

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Government subsidized crop insurance has been used by a number of developed countries as a mechanism to reduce farm income instability by reducing yield risks. This book provides an in-depth analysis and evaluation of government provided crop insurance in developed countries. The book is organized into three sections: Part one presents background material on crop insurance programs in the U.S., Canada and selected other countries. Part two provides some analytical models of multiple peril crop insurance which suggest the possibility of modification of design which could improve performance and which explores theoretical linkages between crop insurance decisions and other producer decisions…

Book details

List price: $219.99
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Publication date: 4/30/1994
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 380
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English




Historical Perspectives and Overall Performance



Crop Insurance in U.S. Farm Policy




An Aggregate Analysis of Canadian Crop Insurance Policy




All-Risk Crop Insurance: Lessons From Theory and Experience




Conceptual Issues



The Optimal Design of Crop Insurance




Agricultural Insurance, Production and the Environment




Crop Insurance in the Context of Canadian and U.S. Farm Programs




Applications and Policy Studies



An Empirical Analysis of U.S. Participation in Crop Insurance




Crop Insurance and Crop Production: An Empirical Study of Moral Hazard and Adverse Selection




Crop Insurance Decisions and Financial Characteristics of Farms




Risk Reduction from Diversification and Crop Insurance in Saskatchewan




Crop Insurance and Agricultural Chemical Use




Land Use Issues - Crop Insurance: Its Influence on Land and Input Use Decisions in Saskatchewan




Providing Catastrophic Yield Protection Through a Targeted Revenue Program



Author Index


Subject Index