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Risk Preferences over Correlated and Uncorrelated Risks: Insights on Demand for Index Insurance from a Lab Experiment in Ghana

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  • Shenoy, Ashish
  • Gallenstein, Richard
  • Flatnes, Jon Einar

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  • Shenoy, Ashish & Gallenstein, Richard & Flatnes, Jon Einar, 2021. "Risk Preferences over Correlated and Uncorrelated Risks: Insights on Demand for Index Insurance from a Lab Experiment in Ghana," 2021 Annual Meeting, August 1-3, Austin, Texas 313919, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.313919
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