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Journal of Integrative Agriculture  2017, Vol. 16 Issue (02): 478-485    DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(16)61440-5
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A test on adverse selection of farmers in crop insurance: Results from Inner Mongolia, China
ZHAO Yuan-feng1, CHAI Zhi-hui1, Michael S. Delgado2, Paul V. Preckel2

1 College of Economics and Management, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010010, P.R.China 2 Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, West Lafayette 47907, USA

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Abstract  Adverse selection is an operating risk of crop insurance.  Based on survey data on crop insurance collected by questionnaires in Inner Mongolia, China, the paper uses non-parametric analysis and econometric models to estimate the relationship between conditions for crop production and farmers’ insurance decision in order to test the existence of farmers’ adverse selection.  The results show farmers’ adverse selection does exist, but settling a claim by negotiation and premium subsidy from governments at all levels can defuse farmers’ adverse selection under the current system of crop insurance.  Risk regionalization, heterogeneous insurance contract and product innovation may decrease adverse selection to some extent.
Keywords:   crop insurance      farmers      adverse selection  
Received: 05 April 2016   Accepted:
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This work was sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (71363042). 

Corresponding Authors:  Michael S. Delgado, E-mail: delgado2@purdue.edu   
About author:  ZHAO Yuan-feng, E-mail: zhaoyf@263.net

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ZHAO Yuan-feng, CHAI Zhi-hui, Michael S. Delgado, Paul V. Preckel. 2017. A test on adverse selection of farmers in crop insurance: Results from Inner Mongolia, China. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 16(02): 478-485.

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