Skees, Jerry; Varangis, Panos; Larson, Donald - 2013
where farming remains a major source of income. The authors focus on risks related to weather events (such as excess rain …, droughts, freezes, and high winds) that have a severe impact on rural incomes. Weather insurance could cover the covariate risk … purchasing these weather contracts. Given recent Mexican innovations targeted at helping the poor cope with catastrophe weather …