. Characteristics required for an insurable risk are discussed, as are the interactions between public and private risk-management tools. …

designs. The results compare alternative designs in terms of rate levels and risk reduction gains for representative …

, a more sophisticated understanding of risk and risk management is important to help producers make better decisions in … risky situations and to assist policymakers in assessing the effectiveness of different types of risk protection tools. In … response, this report provides a rigorous, yet accessible, description of risk and risk management tools and strategies at the …

This article examines farmers’ preferences for various risk management information sources. Our results suggest that … information from risk management experts, in-depth materials studied on their own, and popular press outlets tend to be preferred … for a particular risk management information source, we find that younger farmers with college education, higher leverage …

Risk management education has been a focus of U.S. farm policy since 1996. In support of significant ongoing United … financial management. The study results should be useful in determining appropriate risk management education program content …

when confronted with risk, and developing tools to address decision-making under risk. This area of research has recently … gained renewed attention for a variety of reasons. This paper attempts to provide a review of the current status of risk … and output decisions, and the use of instruments such as futures and insurance. Advances in the ability to quantify risk …