Crop Revenue and Yield Insurance Demand: A Subjective Probability Approach

Saleem Shaik (), Keith H. Coble (), Thomas O. Knight, Alan E. Baquet and George F. Patrick

Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2008, vol. 40, issue 03

Abstract: A multinomial logit is utilized to model the choice of whether to purchase yield or revenue insurance using subjectively elicited survey data. Our results indicate that the demand for crop insurance is inelastic (-0.40), consistent with most earlier yield elasticity estimates, but the elasticity for choices between yield and revenue insurance is found to be relatively more elastic (-0.88).

Keywords: crop insurance; elasticities; multinomial logit model; revenue demand; subjective elicitation; survey; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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