Risk sharing and network formation

Interpersonal relationships have long been suspected of shaping agrarian institutions, probably because weak formal institutions must be supplemented by interpersonal trust. This is particularly true for informal risk sharing, a fundamental risk coping mechanism for the rural poor (e.g. Mark R. Rose...

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Autori principali: Fafchamps, M, Gubert, F
Natura: Working paper
Pubblicazione: University of Oxford 2007