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How cold is too cold? A theoretical analysis of the optimal trigger for index insurance for frost damage to crops

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Crop insurance is undoubtedly an extremely valuable element in protecting agricultural businesses, but in many cases standard indemnity‐based products have had very low uptake due to high transaction costs elevating premiums to unaffordable levels.
Amogh Prakasha Kumar   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Accounting for animal health in efficiency analysis: An application to Swedish dairy farms

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Poor animal health is a central concern in modern livestock production. Despite the necessity to incorporate animal health in efficiency analysis, the theoretical and empirical developments are limited on this subject. This article appropriately characterizes the axiomatic properties of animal health within a production framework.
Frederic Ang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Injuries to Aboriginal populations living on- and off-reserve in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in British Columbia, Canada: Incidence and trends, 1986-2010

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2016
Background Disparities in injury rates between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations in British Columbia (BC) are well established. Information regarding the influence of residence on disparities is scarce.
Mariana Brussoni   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Food inflation pass‐through from agricultural imports in a small open economy

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper develops a new framework for quantifying cost pass‐through in a small open economy by estimating firm‐level markup responses to agricultural import price shocks. We show theoretically that markup adjustments depend on firms' reliance on imported inputs and demand curvature, generating heterogeneous inflationary effects across firm ...
Minseong Kang, Seungki Lee
wiley   +1 more source

Prospective Premium Reserve for Life Insurance Based on the Gross Premium Valuation Method and TMI IV Assumptions

open access: yesInternational Journal of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computing
Insurance companies face daily uncertainty regarding the frequency and type of claims. Therefore, insurers must always maintain premium reserves to ensure long-term financial sustainability. In this study, we calculate premium reserves using the prospective Gross Premium Valuation (GPV) method, with mortality rates following the Indonesian Mortality ...
Jevania Suyanto, Pamela Felita
openaire   +1 more source

Premium Sufficiency Reserve on Joint Life Insurance with Laplace Distribution

open access: yesInternational Journal of Quantitative Research and Modeling
Each  insurance  participant pays a premium  to the  insurance  company  during  the coverage period.   In paying  the  sum  insured  to  insurance  participants,  insurance companies  need to  prepare  reserve costs.   This  reserve fee is used to  pay  for the needs of insurance companies and insurance participants.
Meisy Triyuni, Haposan Sirait
openaire   +1 more source

Climate change and perennial crop production: Evidence of yield impact and adaptation in California

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Perennial crops are economically important. They contribute to food security, providing essential nutrients that are often lacking in annual crops, and provide additional environmental benefits compared with annual crops. Despite their importance, empirical research on the impacts of climate change and adaptation on perennial crops remains ...
Yuanyuan Wen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Combined loss reserving and premium rating by GLM

open access: yes, 2023
Generalised linear models(GLM) are routinely used in two different areas of actuarial work: Loss Reserving and Premium rating. There is little overlap between the two areas: Loss Reserving models attempt to model the development of claims but pays little attention to effect of risk variables.
openaire   +1 more source

Choice experiments on land managers' participation in environmental programs: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of estimate validity

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Discrete choice experiments are increasingly being used to estimate land managers' willingness to accept participation in incentive‐based environmental programs. This is a specific application of discrete choice experiments: the estimation of willingness to accept for a private good (program participation) where respondents have to make trade ...
Anastasio J. Villanueva   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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