Crop Insurance, Land Allocation, and the Environment

Government programs that help agricultural producers manage risk may have environmental consequences. In recent years, premium subsidies for crop insurance have been increased substantially to encourage greater producer participation. Using detailed, producer-level crop insurance contract data in fo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cory G. Walters, C. Richard Shumway, Hayley H. Chouinard, Philip R. Wandschneider
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Western Agricultural Economics Association 2012-08-01
Series:Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
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Online Access:https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/134289