Statistical Analysis of Rainfall Insurance Payouts in Southern India
Using 40 years of historical rainfall data, this paper estimates a distribution for payouts on rainfall insurance policies offered to farmers in the State of Andhra Pradesh, India, in 2006. The authors find that the contracts primarily protect hous...
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| Format: | Policy Research Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2012
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/12/8828628/statistical-analysis-rainfall-insurance-payouts-southern-india http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7610 |