Time to change what to sow: Risk preferences and technology adoption decisions of cotton farmers in China
EM Liu - Review of Economics and Statistics, 2013 - direct.mit.edu
This paper examines the role of individual risk attitudes in the decision to adopt a new form
of agricultural biotechnology in China. I conducted a survey and a field experiment to elicit …
of agricultural biotechnology in China. I conducted a survey and a field experiment to elicit …
Stability of risk preference measures: results from a field experiment on French farmers
We compare two different elicitation methods for measuring risk attitudes on a sample of
French farmers. We consider the lottery tasks initially proposed by Holt and Laury (Econ Rev …
French farmers. We consider the lottery tasks initially proposed by Holt and Laury (Econ Rev …
Thirst-dependent risk preferences in monkeys identify a primitive form of wealth
Experimental economic techniques have been widely used to evaluate human risk attitudes,
but how these measured attitudes relate to overall individual wealth levels is unclear …
but how these measured attitudes relate to overall individual wealth levels is unclear …
[HTML][HTML] Risk preferences and development revisited
We obtain rich measures of the risk preferences of a sample of Vietnamese farmers, and
revisit the link between risk preferences and economic well-being. Far from being …
revisit the link between risk preferences and economic well-being. Far from being …
[HTML][HTML] How risk perception and loss aversion affect farmers' willingness to withdraw from rural homesteads: Mediating role of policy identity
R He, Y Dai, G Sun - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Government-guided withdrawal from rural homesteads is a sustainable solution to the
problem of vacant rural residential land. Nonetheless, few studies have considered the …
problem of vacant rural residential land. Nonetheless, few studies have considered the …
Risk aversion and certification: Evidence from the Nepali tea fields
S Mohan - World Development, 2020 - Elsevier
By setting out rules for how food should be produced and processed to meet market
requirements, agricultural standards can connect farmers to lucrative markets. Yet their …
requirements, agricultural standards can connect farmers to lucrative markets. Yet their …
[HTML][HTML] Farmers' risk cognition, risk preferences and climate change adaptive behavior: A structural equation modeling approach
R He, J Jin, F Kuang, C Zhang, T Guan - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Improving local farmers′ climate change adaptive capacity is an important policy issue in
rural China. This study investigates farmers′ risk cognition, risk preferences and climate …
rural China. This study investigates farmers′ risk cognition, risk preferences and climate …
Effects of household shocks on risk preferences and loss aversion: Evidence from upland smallholders of south east asia
F Sagemüller, O Mußhoff - The Journal of Development Studies, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Avoiding risk in financial decisions is credited to be a key contributor to persistent poverty
and poverty traps. In spite of this, the methods used to measure behaviour under risk rarely …
and poverty traps. In spite of this, the methods used to measure behaviour under risk rarely …
Measuring exposure to downside risk with an application to Thailand and Vietnam
F Povel - World Development, 2015 - Elsevier
In this paper we propose a new measure of exposure to downside risk. Its reference point is
the current standard of living of a household as opposed to other benchmarks such as the …
the current standard of living of a household as opposed to other benchmarks such as the …
Weather risk hedging mechanism for contract farming supply chain with weather-dependent yield
J Li, S Huang, H Fu, B Dan - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
The stability of contract farming is challenged by the impact of disastrous weather on crop
yield. Managing weather risks has become an unavoidable reality for participants in contract …
yield. Managing weather risks has become an unavoidable reality for participants in contract …