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The Demand for Multiple Peril Crop Insurance: Evidence from Montana Wheat Farms

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  • Vincent H. Smith
  • Alan E. Baquet

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An econometric analysis of the demand for multiple peril crop insurance is carried out for a sample of 370 Montana wheat farms. The study is the first to model the farm's participation and coverage-level decisions separately through Heckman two-stage estimation procedures. These decisions are shown to be determined in different ways. In addition, farms with positive expected returns from insurance make coverage-level decisions in different ways from farms with negative expected returns. These differences indicate that adverse selection effects limit the efficacy of across-the-board premium rate increases as mechanisms for reducing loss ratios. Copyright 1996, Oxford University Press.

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  • Vincent H. Smith & Alan E. Baquet, 1996. "The Demand for Multiple Peril Crop Insurance: Evidence from Montana Wheat Farms," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 78(1), pages 189-201.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:ajagec:v:78:y:1996:i:1:p:189-201
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