impacts of climate change on yield variance and investigates their implications for the demand of crop insurance and … measures: ex post disaster payments and three types of crop insurance (individual yields, area-based yield and weather index …

stochastic policy mix lead to suboptimal allocations if banks do not internalize insolvency costs. The policy of forbearance may … make banks internalizing such costs and improves the efficiency of intermediation. …

rate hikes. Overbuilding in the condominium sectors of some cities appears to be a source of risk, especially if a major … government backing of the mortgage market. Nonetheless, the dominance of the crown corporation CMHC in the mortgage insurance … market concentrates a significant amount of risk in public finances. Improving competitive conditions in the mortgage …

risks should be based on a framework that accounts for the various linkages between the banks and the other relevant … financial market actors, notably investment funds. Given that the bulk of the banks in Luxembourg are affiliates of foreign bank … groups, the authorities should seek clear procedures that govern the (cross-border) resolution of large banks in bad times …

areas such as credit and insurance, and which in turn lowers farmers’ access to risk management tools and strategies. The …. When risk is an important consideration in a farm household’s decision on sector transition, insurance or safety …This paper addresses various aspects of risk and risk management for smallholders in developing countries, and presents …

commodity prices. It further explores the potential role for market based insurance schemes such as commodity price and weather … based insurance to mitigate household vulnerability. The empirical analysis is based on two rounds of specifically designed …