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Rating Crop Insurance Contracts with Model Stacking of Gaussian Processes

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  • Liang, Weifang & Liu, Yong, 2023. "Rating Crop Insurance Contracts with Model Stacking of Gaussian Processes," 2023 Annual Meeting, July 23-25, Washington D.C. 335759, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
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