文章基本信息
- 标题：Drought Tolerance and Risk in the U.S. Crop Insurance Program
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- 作者：Bruce A. Babcock babcock@iastate.edu -- Tian Yu yutian@iastate.edu --
- 期刊名称：Iowa Ag Review Online
- 出版年度：2009
- 卷号：15
- 期号：04
- 出版社：Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD)
- 摘要：
Are farmers paying too much for crop insurance? It sure seems so, at least in the Corn Belt. With the exception of 2008 when a large drop in price triggered payments, Corn Belt farmers have generally paid more into the program than they have gotten out, despite Congress's intention that farmers get at least two dollars for each dollar they pay into the program.
