This paper investigates the determinants of rapeseed hail insurance and pesticide use decisions using individualpanel data set of French farms covering the period from 1993 to 2004. Economic theory suggests that insuranceand prevention decisions are not independent due to risk reduction and/or...

In order to improve public health in areas with air quality problems, the US Clean Air Act imposes a variety of federal regulations on gasoline, which have led to a proliferation of fuel blends known as “boutique fuels.” More than 45 fuel blends are sold nationwide. We examine the effects of...

Suckler cow production in France relies mainly on a relatively extensive management of forage, implying that production risk may be enhanced by the sensitivity of those crops to weather variability. However risk exposure is supposed to be mitigated either through ex-ante decisions concerning...