Gregory Colson

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explored preferences for PES and the impact of PES on decision-making in the mixed-use Bellbird Biological Corridor of Costa Rica, and found that a significant share of farmers in the study area are resistant to the PES program irrespective of competitive payments offered.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors quantitatively elicit Italian farmers' short-and long-run risk perceptions concerning key crop loss hazards whose relevance depends upon climate developments: hail, powdery mildew for winegrowers and apple dieback for apple farmers.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate how self-protection from the adoption of Improved Maize Varieties and off-farm income affects risk premiums for smallholder maize producers in Uganda, and they show that self protection is likely to reduce the propensity for index insurance especially if its design fails to consider the reduction in downside risk.

TL;DR: In this paper, the viability of an alternative design for crop insurance based upon farmer-owned savings accounts that are regulated, monitored, and marginally assisted by the government is explored, and the proposed design eliminates the premium rating difficulties that weaken actuarial soundness and trigger the need for substantial external subsidies.

TL;DR: This paper explored whether attributes cited by consumers in surveys as being important to them when making decisions indeed factor into their product decision process in real-world markets and found that there is a strong correspondence between hypothetical survey ratings and actual shopping behavior.