most combinations of GM traits leads to an increase in both yield variability and downside risk. … risk decreasing., and hence, insurance premiums for US corn growers who plant approved hybrids have been reduced. In this … of GM traits is likely to affect production variability and downside risk. We estimate a heteroskedastic production …

way to estimate conditional crop yield distributions. We present a moment based model that extends previous approaches in … several dimensions, and can be easily estimated using standard econometric estimators. Upon identification of the yield … climate and irrigation affect the shape of the yield distribution, and compare our findings to other moment based approaches …

portfolio’s yield: given to macroeconomic environment and to some stochastic factors. The research’s results certify that, on …€™ preference towards risk and towards time). …

inclusion of two other aspects: namely the yield and the global risk associated to the portfolio using the CAPM model and the … that none the fund managers have either “selection ability†or “timing abilityâ€. However, risk and return analysis …

The article sheds light on the evaluation of cost of equity, which is important as it determines the minimum yield the …

because of the risks associated with lending to farmers who lack traditional forms of collateral, they face price and yield … risks, causing these inroads to be limited. Market-based instruments are readily available for price risk. Organised … transparency to the market and low-cost risk transfer tools for those able to access them. While the use of price risk management …

individually to determine if they were effective in minimizing down side risk, and combined to determine if integration created … side risk in wheat and corn, but not significantly in soybeans. Marketing alternatives generally increase the up side … potential of gross revenue per acre, while doing little to minimize the down side risk. The integration of crop insurance …

risk decreasing. On this basis, insurance premiums for corn growers in the United States who plant approved hybrids have … decrease risk. The effects of input use on production uncertainty can be quantified through the specification and estimation of … heteroskedastic production functions that allow for the variance of yield to change with the level of inputs, and we follow this …