Patterns of Rainfall Insurance Participation In Rural India

Patterns of Rainfall Insurance Participation In Rural India / Gine, Xavier

This paper describes the contract design and institutional features of an innovative rainfall insurance policy offered to smallholder farmers in rural India, and presents preliminary evidence on the determinants of insurance participation. Insurance takeup is found to be decreasing in basis risk bet...

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Main Authors:Giné, Xavier
Other Authors:Vickery, James
Townsend, Robert M., 1948-
Format: Online-Resource
Language:English
Published:Washington, D.C : The World Bank, 2007
Subjects:
Accounting
Banks and Banking Reform
Debt Markets
Federal Reserve Bank Of New York
Finance and Financial Sector Development
Fixed Costs
Insurance
Insurance and Risk Mitigation
Labor Policies
Liquid Assets
Local Financial Institutions
Microfinance
Moral Hazard
Poverty Reduction
Rural Development
Rural Poverty Reduction
Savings
Social Protections and Labor
Technical Assistance
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