Barriers to household risk management /:

Why do many households remain exposed to large exogenous sources of non-systematic income risk? We use a series of randomized field experiments in rural India to test the importance of price and non-price factors in the adoption of an innovative rainfall insurance product. Demand is significantly pr...

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Weitere Verfasser: Townsend, Robert M., Cole, Shawn, Tobacman, Jeremy, Gine, Xavier, Vickery, James Ian, Topalova, Petia
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Washington : International Monetary Fund, 2012.
Schriftenreihe:IMF working paper (Online) ; WP/12/195.
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Zusammenfassung:Why do many households remain exposed to large exogenous sources of non-systematic income risk? We use a series of randomized field experiments in rural India to test the importance of price and non-price factors in the adoption of an innovative rainfall insurance product. Demand is significantly price sensitive, but widespread take-up would not be achieved even if the product offered a payout ratio comparable to U.S. insurance contracts. We present evidence suggesting that lack of trust, liquidity constraints and limited salience are significant non-price frictions that constrain demand. We s.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (44 pages)
ISBN:9781475512342
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