Table of contents
Risk implications from the selection of rainfall index insurance intervals
Ashlee Westerhold, Cory Walters, Kathleen Brooks, Monte Vandeveer, Jerry Volesky, Walter SchachtThe purpose of this paper is to empirically examine the financial outcomes from forage production and RI-PRF insurance interval for two locations in Nebraska. Both locations…
Strategies to manage hail risk in apple production
Annkatrin Porsch, Markus Gandorfer, Vera BitschHail risk management is essential for successful farm management in German fruit production, particularly because hail events and associated losses have increased in recent years…
Modeling calendar spread options
Juheon Seok, B. Wade Brorsen, Bart NiyibiziThe purpose of this paper is to derive a new option pricing model for options on futures calendar spreads. Calendar spread option volume has been low and a more precise model to…
The impact of order imbalance on returns, liquidity, and volatility in agricultural commodity markets
Steffen Volkenand, Guenther Filler, Martin OdeningThe purpose of this paper is to investigate and compare the impact of order imbalance on returns, liquidity and price volatility in agricultural futures markets on an intraday…
Effects of agricultural credit on wheat productivity of small farms in Sindh, Pakistan: Are short-term loans better?
Abbas Ali Chandio, Yuansheng Jiang, Feng Wei, Xu GuangshunThe purpose of this paper is to evaluate the impact of short-term loan (STL) vs long-term loan (LTL) on wheat productivity of small farms in Sindh, Pakistan.
Evaluating effectiveness of rainfall index insurance
Rui Zhou, Johnny Siu-Hang Li, Jeffrey PaiThe purpose of this paper is to examine the reduction of crop yield uncertainty using rainfall index insurances. The insurance payouts are determined by a transparent rainfall…
Credit access and technical efficiency of smallholder farmers in Northern Ghana: Double bootstrap DEA approach
Paul Kwame NkegbeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between credit access and technical efficiency of smallholder crop farmers in northern Ghana.
ISSN:
0002-1466e-ISSN:
2041-6326ISSN-L:
0002-1466Online date, start – end:
2000Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Valentina Hartarska
- Denis Nadolnyak