Economics Of Agricultural Crop Insurance Theory And Evidence

Author : Darrell L. Hueth,William H. Furtan
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789401113861

Get Book

Economics of Agricultural Crop Insurance: Theory and Evidence by Darrell L. Hueth,William H. Furtan Pdf

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 previously not analyzed. The main part of the book is Part three, where the results of a series of empirical studies using databases particularly designed to answer crop insurance questions are presented. This part of the book tests a number of the hypotheses which were raised in Parts one and two regarding reasons for the view widely held by economists that crop insurance has not functioned well.

Author : Parimal Kumar Ray
Publisher : Pergamon
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015013017648

Get Book

Agricultural Insurance by Parimal Kumar Ray Pdf

This book, which deals comprehensively with agricultural insurance, is the second edition of a book that was published in 1967. The book first deals with the nature of agricultural risks and their insurability. The second part describes the principles and practices of the main types of insurance currently applied to agriculture in different countries. The third and last part is a critical examination of the applicability of the techniques of crop and livestock insurance so far evolved in developed countries to developing countries, and also the possibilities of international reinsurance of

Author : Bruce L. Gardner,Gordon C. Rausser
Publisher : North Holland
Page : 828 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2001-12-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015043712796

Get Book

Handbook of Agricultural Economics by Bruce L. Gardner,Gordon C. Rausser Pdf

This first volume of the "Handbook of Agricultural Economics" presents work on topics central to the economics of agriculture: the quantitative representation of technology; market expectations; household production behaviour; consumer behaviour with uncertain quality and safety of goods; and issues of imperfect competition in food marketing. Volume 1A treats issues in agricultural production, representing the consequences of decades of work deepening and widening the original focus of agricultural economics on farm management. In addition to the theory and estimation of production and supply behaviour in agriculture, chapters are devoted to topics on which major advancements have been made: technological change; returns to agricultural research; the industrial structure of agriculture, land institutions and markets; and human capital and finance. Two chapters are further specialized to rural labour and household issues: migration and the role of women in developing countries.

Author : Richard E. Just,Rulon D. Pope
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 079237567X

Get Book

A Comprehensive Assessment of the Role of Risk in U.S. Agriculture by Richard E. Just,Rulon D. Pope Pdf

After all the research on agricultural risk to date, the treatment of risk in agricultural research is far from harmonious. Many competing risk models have been proposed. Some new methodologies are largely untested. Some of the leading empirical methodologies in agricultural economic research are poorly suited for problems with aggregate data where risk averse behavior is less likely to be important. This book is intended to (i) define the current state of the literature on agricultural risk research, (ii) provide a critical evaluation of economic risk research on agriculture to date and (iii) set a research agenda that will meet future needs and prospects. This type of research promises to become of increasing importance because agricultural policy in the United States and elsewhere has decidedly shifted from explicit income support objectives to risk-related motivations of helping farmers deal with risk. Beginning with the 1996 Farm Bill, the primary set of policy instruments from U.S. agriculture has shifted from target prices and set aside acreage to agricultural crop insurance. Because this book is intended to have specific implications for U.S. agricultural policy, it has a decidedly domestic scope, but clearly many of the issues have application abroad. For each of the papers and topics included in this volume, individuals have been selected to give the strongest and broadest possible treatment of each facet of the problem. The result is this comprehensive reference book on the economics of agricultural risk.

Author : Olivier Mahul,Charles J. Stutley
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2010-03-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821382195

Get Book

Government Support to Agricultural Insurance by Olivier Mahul,Charles J. Stutley Pdf

Governments in developing countries have been increasingly involved in the support of agricultural (crop and livestock) insurance programs in recent years. In their attempts to design and implement agricultural insurance, they have sought technical and financial assistance from the international community and particularly from the World Bank. One of the recurrent requests from governments regards international experience with agricultural insurance, not only in developed countries, where in some cases agricultural insurance has been offered for more than a century, but also in middleand low-income countries. Governments are particularly interested in the technical, operational, financial, and institutional aspects of public support to agricultural insurance. 'Government Support to Agricultural Insurance' informs public and private decision makers involved in agricultural insurance about recent developments, with a particular focus on middle- and low-income countries. It presents an updated picture of the spectrum of institutional frameworks and experiences with agricultural insurance, ranging from countries in which the public sector provides no support to those in which governments heavily subsidize agricultural insurance. This analysis is based on a survey conducted by the World Bank s agricultural insurance team in 2008 in 65 developed and developing countries. Drawing on the survey results, the book identifies some key roles governments can play to support the development of sustainable, affordable, and cost-effective agricultural insurance programs.

Author : James L. Buckler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1950
Category : Crop insurance
ISBN : SRLF:D0005952965

Get Book

All Risk Crop Insurance by James L. Buckler Pdf

Author : Syed M. Ahsan
Publisher : Gower Publishing Company, Limited
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105037841256

Get Book

Agricultural Insurance by Syed M. Ahsan Pdf

Discusses the relative efficiency of alternative public policies and/ or social arrangements in mitigating the adverse consequences of agricultural risks; analyses a pilot scheme operated in Bangladesh since 1977; designs an area approach crop insurance scheme for Bangladesh; provides zonal risk classifications for most major crops; evaluates alternative schemes, financing, adequacy of protection, farmers' enthusiasm, and re-insurance (Author).

Author : Bouët, Antoine,Laborde Debucquet, David
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780896292499

Get Book

Agriculture, development, and the global trading system: 2000– 2015 by Bouët, Antoine,Laborde Debucquet, David Pdf

This book is devoted to the complex relationship between the global trading system and food security, focusing on two important elements: the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) and how food price volatility can be managed, or not, through trade instruments. The first section of the book is based on the premise that more trade integration can fight poverty and alleviate hunger. The second section examines whether managing price volatility is doable through more or less trade integration. This section deals in particular with policy instruments available for policy makers to cope with price volatility: food stocks, crop insurance, and export restrictions. Analysis concludes that without a strong and efficient World Trade Organization (WTO) capable of conducting ambitious trade negotiations, the food security target will be much more difficult to hit.

Author : P. B. R. Hazell,Carlos Pomareda,Alberto Valdés
Publisher : IICA Biblioteca Venezuela
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Agricultural credit
ISBN : 080182673X

Get Book

Crop Insurance for Agricultural Development by P. B. R. Hazell,Carlos Pomareda,Alberto Valdés Pdf

Compilation, conference papers, research reports on crop insurance for agricultural development in developed countries and developing countries - considers farmers' and banks' demand as well as state aid for agricultural insurance; discusses practical experiences in Brazil, Japan and the USA. Bibliography, graphs, statistical tables.

Author : Jean-Paul Chavas,David Hummels,Brian D. Wright
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780226128924

Get Book

The Economics of Food Price Volatility by Jean-Paul Chavas,David Hummels,Brian D. Wright Pdf

"The conference was organized by the three editors of this book and took place on August 15-16, 2012 in Seattle."--Preface.

Author : Barry K. Goodwin,Vincent H. Smith
Publisher : American Enterprise Institute
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0844739081

Get Book

The Economics of Crop Insurance and Disaster Aid by Barry K. Goodwin,Vincent H. Smith Pdf

This study is the first to provide a comprehensive and in-depth economic analysis of the origins and consequences of U.S. crop insurance and disaster relief programs. The authors investigate the policy options for disaster assistance and crop insurance, beginning with the recognition that current policies are unsatisfactory.

Author : Vincent H. Smith,Joseph W. Glauber,Barry K. Goodwin
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018-12-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780844750187

Get Book

Agricultural Policy in Disarray by Vincent H. Smith,Joseph W. Glauber,Barry K. Goodwin Pdf

Agricultural Policy in Disarray provides fascinating, detailed, and contemporary evidence of how rent-seeking by small, well-organized interest groups results in government policies that do little good and much harm.

Author : Richard E. Just,Rulon D. Pope
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-11
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781475735833

Get Book

A Comprehensive Assessment of the Role of Risk in U.S. Agriculture by Richard E. Just,Rulon D. Pope Pdf

After all the research on agricultural risk to date, the treatment of risk in agricultural research is far from harmonious. Many competing risk models have been proposed. Some new methodologies are largely untested. Some of the leading empirical methodologies in agricultural economic research are poorly suited for problems with aggregate data where risk averse behavior is less likely to be important. This book is intended to (i) define the current state of the literature on agricultural risk research, (ii) provide a critical evaluation of economic risk research on agriculture to date and (iii) set a research agenda that will meet future needs and prospects. This type of research promises to become of increasing importance because agricultural policy in the United States and elsewhere has decidedly shifted from explicit income support objectives to risk-related motivations of helping farmers deal with risk. Beginning with the 1996 Farm Bill, the primary set of policy instruments from U.S. agriculture has shifted from target prices and set aside acreage to agricultural crop insurance. Because this book is intended to have specific implications for U.S. agricultural policy, it has a decidedly domestic scope, but clearly many of the issues have application abroad. For each of the papers and topics included in this volume, individuals have been selected to give the strongest and broadest possible treatment of each facet of the problem. The result is this comprehensive reference book on the economics of agricultural risk.

Author : Arsenio Balisacan,Ujjayant Chakravorty,Majah-Leah Ravago
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780128004166

Get Book

Sustainable Economic Development by Arsenio Balisacan,Ujjayant Chakravorty,Majah-Leah Ravago Pdf

Sustainable Economic Development: Resources, Environment, and Institutions presents 25 articles that lay the foundations of sustainable development in a way that facilitates effective policy design. The editors mix broad thematic papers with focused micro-papers, balancing theories with policy designs.The book begins with two sections on sustainable development principles and practice and on specific settings where sustainable development is practiced. Two more sections illuminate institutions, governance, and political economy. Additional sections cover sustainable development and agriculture, and risk and economic security, including disaster management. This rich source of information should appeal to any institution involved in development work, and to development practitioners grappling with an array of difficult on-the-ground developmental challenges. Analyzes policies that move markets and resource use patterns towards achieving sustainability Articles are kaleidoscopic in scope and creativity Authors embody extraordinary diversity and qualifications

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2000-12-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264189584

Get Book

Income Risk Management in Agriculture by OECD Pdf

These OECD workshop proceedings examine the various risk strategies used by farm households, in particular those attracting renewed interest such as diversification of income sources, vertical co-ordination, hedging on futures markets, insurance coverage and public safety-nets.