Brief

Index-based Weather Insurance – Exploring Demand and Take-up

author(s) Agrawal, S.. - Mobarak, A.M.. - Nestor, L.C.
from UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
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  • Southern Asia
  • Asia
  • World
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Mobarak, A.M.; Nestor, L.C.; Agrawal, S. Index-based Weather Insurance – Exploring Demand and Take-up. (2013) 2 pp

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Abstract

This briefing outlines a project in India which examines the existing low market demand for index-based rainfall insurance through a randomized experiment in an environment where informal risk-sharing networks exist

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