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Estimating the Costs of Revenue Assurance

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  • Xu, Feng
  • Hart, Chad E.
  • Smith, Darnell B.
  • Meyers, William H.

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This study estimates the government cost of revenue assurance, one of the many proposals for the 1995 Farm Bill. Under the assumptions of nonnegativity and normality of revenue, a formula for computing the government cost of revenue assurance is derived. This formula is employed to estimate per acre revenue assurance costs at the 70, 75, and 80 percent levels of expected revenue coverage. These costs are compared with results from previous studies and with crop insurance premiums. The relative impacts of changes in yield mean, yield standard deviation, and price-yield correlation are also explored through metamodel analysis. The costs estimated for revenue assurance show that this program would result in substantial budget savings over the current program.

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  • Xu, Feng & Hart, Chad E. & Smith, Darnell B. & Meyers, William H., 1995. "Estimating the Costs of Revenue Assurance," Hebrew University of Jerusalem Archive 18560, Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:hebarc:18560
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.18560
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