Crop insurance in transition: a qualitative and quantitative assessment of insurance products

Arbeitspapier

This discussion paper considers insurance as a possible instrument of farm income stabilization and compares several crop insurance products with respect to their applicability in a transition economy using the case of Kazakhstan. The analysis is based on a qualitative evaluation as well a quantitative assessment of selected insurance products. The qualitative analysis reviews the available literature on the topic. The quantitative assessment completes the comparison introducing the findings of a numerical analysis of farm and weather data.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Discussion Paper ; No. 76

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Insurance; Insurance Companies; Actuarial Studies ; Agricultural Finance ; Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design
• Subject: Risk ; insurance schemes ; agriculture ; Risiko ; Versicherungsprodukte ; Landwirtschaft

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Bokusheva, Raushan
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute of Agricultural Development in Central and Eastern Europe (IAMO)
• (where): Halle (Saale)
• (when): 2004

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/28473
• URN: urn:nbn:de:gbv:3:2-5535
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET