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Topping Informal Risk Pooling With Indexed Insurance: A Var Application

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  • Miriti, M'Kiaira Kimathi

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Value at Risk (VaR) is applied to investigate the potential of incentives for member selection in an index insuring mutual group of farmers. Member selection could have far reaching impications of introducing indexed insurance in smallholder economies. Results indicate that there are no incentives for member selection.

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  • Miriti, M'Kiaira Kimathi, 2004. "Topping Informal Risk Pooling With Indexed Insurance: A Var Application," 2004 Annual meeting, August 1-4, Denver, CO 20239, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:aaea04:20239
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.20239
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    1. Andres Victorio, 2002. "Non-market insurance and intrafamily transfers," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 9(2), pages 99-102.
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