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Does Crop Insurance Really Reassure Farmers? A Puzzle and its Explanations Based on Field Data

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  • Zheng, Xiaoyong

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  • He, Juan & Zheng, Xiaoyong, 2017. "Does Crop Insurance Really Reassure Farmers? A Puzzle and its Explanations Based on Field Data," 2017 Annual Meeting, July 30-August 1, Chicago, Illinois 258398, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.258398
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