Conservation, risk aversion, and livestock insurance: The case of the snow leopard

Abstract Livestock insurance consists of livestock owners pooling resources together in order to hedge against the risk of attacks by predators on their individual herds. We use an economic model to study optimal livestock insurance and to discuss its viability in improving outcomes for livestock ow...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ted Loch‐Temzelides
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-07-01
Series:Conservation Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12793