...Associate; Yanling Wang; Ying Cao; Yuehua Zhang Purpose This paper explored factors that impact insurance choices of demand (farmers) and supply (insurance companies) side, respectively. Design/methodology/approach Specially designed survey questions allow one to fully observe the demand...

...H. Holly Wang; Milton Boyd; Milton Boyd; Jeffrey Pai; Qiao Zhang; H. Holly Wang; Ke Wang Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explain the factors affecting crop insurance purchases by farmers in Inner Mongolia, China. Design/methodology/approach A survey of farmers in Inner Mongolia, China...

...H. Holly Wang; Milton Boyd; Linging Hou; Dana L.K. Hoag; Yueying Mu Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the efficiency of current subsidized crop insurance products (SCIPs) in Miyun county, in northern China, by testing the existence of adverse selection. Design/methodology/approach...

... farmers' crops are at risk and for a largely poor population few can afford the turmoil to livelihoods that goes along with drought. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the willingness of Shaanxi and Gansu farmers to purchase weather insurance. Design/methodology/approach This paper is based...

...H. Holly Wang; Jeffrey S. Pai; Milton S. Boyd Purpose In the USA, private insurance companies serve as an integral part of the delivery and risk sharing of the federal crop insurance program. Governed by the Standard Reinsurance Agreement (SRA), private crop insurance companies must designate...

...Calum G. Turvey; Rong Kong Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate weather risks facing Chinese farmers, and to determine whether farmers would have a preference for weather insurance over other types of agricultural insurance. Design/methodology/approach The data are based...