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Indemnity Payouts, Learning from others and Index Insurance Uptake

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  • Timu, Anne G.
  • Gustafson, Christopher R.
  • Ikegami, Munenobu
  • Jensen, Nathaniel

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  • Timu, Anne G. & Gustafson, Christopher R. & Ikegami, Munenobu & Jensen, Nathaniel, 2018. "Indemnity Payouts, Learning from others and Index Insurance Uptake," 2018 Annual Meeting, August 5-7, Washington, D.C. 274495, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.274495
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