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MODELING CHANGES IN THE U.S. DEMAND FOR CROP INSURANCE DURING THE 1990S [PDF]
The crop insurance purchase decision for a group of Kansas farmers is analyzed using data from 1990sa period that experienced many changes in the federal crop insurance program. Farm-level data are used.
Goodwin, Barry K. +2 more
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Toward a Greener Future: How and When Blockchain and Digitization Drive Green Finance
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The COVID‐19 pandemic has significantly affected small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) and poses challenges in acquiring financing. Growing green investments require transformative infrastructure and innovative green financing solutions. Blockchain technology is ideal for delivering green environmental information because it provides real‐
Sikandar Rahman +7 more
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The Weather Index Insurance Scheme for Crops: Insights from India
Journal of Agricultural SciencesWeather index insurance for crops is considered a beneficial supplement or even a replacement for traditional agricultural insurance products due to its advantages in payout efficiency and transaction costs. Among the countries implementing weather index
Tian Yang Luo
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The Main Determinants of Insurance Purchase: An Empirical Study on Crop Insurance Policies in France [PDF]
Using data for 2002-2005 on a representative survey of French farms (FADN-RICA), we investigate the different factors that lead farmers to insure against crop risk.
Sentis, P., Enjolras, Geoffroy
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Small cultural museums play an important role in sustaining local heritage, community identity and inclusive cultural participation, yet they face persistent financial and organisational constraints. This study examines how financial sustainability is achieved and maintained in three small cultural museums through a qualitative‐led mixed ...
Joseph Gerald Bourke +3 more
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Agricultural Water ManagementFarmers face significant challenges in managing crop planting and water allocation decisions due to fluctuating precipitation and volatile crop market prices.
Qiuyun Cecilia Yu +3 more
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CROP INSURANCE VALUATION UNDER ALTERNATIVE YIELD DISTRIBUTIONS [PDF]
Considerable disagreement exists about the most appropriate characterization of farm-level yield distributions. Yet, the economic importance of alternate yield distribution specifications on insurance valuation, product designs and farm-level risk ...
Schnitkey, Gary D. +3 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT What propels a CFO in an emerging economy to champion ESG investments when formal regulations are weak? Moving beyond structural explanations, we provide a behavioural account arguing that a manager's internal ethical compass—moral intelligence (MI)—is a key driver.
AmirHossein ArminKia +4 more
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Can Crop Insurance Premiums Be Reliably Estimated? [PDF]
This paper develops and applies a methodology to assess the accuracy of historical loss-cost rating procedures, similar to those used by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency (RMA), versus alternative parametric premium estimation ...
Ramirez, Octavio A. +2 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines how environmental regulations can drive technological change, drawing on the innovation systems perspective and the strong Porter hypothesis (SPH). The SPH suggests that well‐designed stringent regulations can foster innovation and enhance firm competitiveness, performance, and survival, yet prior research remains largely ...
Muhammad Zubair Khan +3 more
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