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Can Financial Markets be Tapped to Help Poor People Cope with Weather Risks?

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Publisher:

UNU-WIDER

Series:

WIDER Discussion Paper

Volume:

2002/23

Title:

Can Financial Markets be Tapped to Help Poor People Cope with Weather Risks?

Authors:

Jerry Skees, Panos Varangis, Donald Larson and Paul Siegel

Publication date:

2002

ISBN Printed:

9291901644

ISBN Web:

9291901652

ISBN 13 Print:

9789291901647

ISBN 13 Web:

9789291901654

Copyright holder:

© UNU-WIDER

Copyright year:

2002

Keywords:

Risk management, Insurance , Weather risks, Natural disasters

JEL:

Q14, G22

Project:

Insurance Against Poverty

Format:

online and printed copies