How to Measure Whether Index Insurance Provides Reliable Protection

How to Measure Whether Index Insurance Provides Reliable Protection

Agricultural index insurance offers the promise of an affordable and sustainable insurance product for farmers that can help reduce their vulnerability to aggregate agricultural shocks such as large-scale drought or flooding. However, index insuran...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Morsink, Karlijn, Clarke, Daniel Jonathan, Mapfumo, Shadreck
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:
agriculture
index insurance
basis risk
drought risk
flood risk
catastrophe insurance
disaster risk management
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/07/26578448/measure-whether-index-insurance-provides-reliable-protection
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24825

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/07/26578448/measure-whether-index-insurance-provides-reliable-protection
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24825

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