How might climate change influence farmers' demand for index-based insurance?

Leblois Antoine, Le Cotty Tristan, Maître d'Hôtel Elodie. 2020. How might climate change influence farmers' demand for index-based insurance?. Ecological Economics, 176:106716, 15 p.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2020.106716

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Quartile : Q1, Sujet : ECOLOGY / Quartile : Q1, Sujet : ECONOMICS / Quartile : Q1, Sujet : ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES / Quartile : Q1, Sujet : ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

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Résumé : The low observed uptake of non-subsidised index-based insurance policies in developing countries has been puzzling researchers for about a decade. This paper analyses the role of drought frequency in farmers' demand for index-based insurance in developing countries. While it is typically assumed that an increase in exposure to risk would result in higher demand for index insurance, this paper finds the opposite: an increase in drought frequency may result in lower demand for index insurance under fairly standard conditions. In an expected utility model, we show that the demand for insurance is an inverted U function of drought frequency. We further show that downside basis risk decreases insurance demand under frequent drought conditions. It implies that insurance against similar but more frequent events cannot meet large demand from farmers. To check the empirical relevance of these effects, we conduct an insurance field experiment in Burkina Faso with 205 farmers. We analyse insurance demand for different drought frequencies, different levels of basis risks and different loading factors through incentivised lottery choices. This analysis confirms that for higher drought frequencies, insurance demand is lower. Insurance demand also decreases with basis risk and the loading factor.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : assurance agricole, agriculteur, changement climatique, adaptation aux changements climatiques, pays en développement

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : Burkina Faso

Mots-clés libres : Index based insurance, Extreme events, Frequency, Basis risk

Classification Agris : E50 - Sociologie rurale
P40 - Météorologie et climatologie
E20 - Organisation, administration et gestion des entreprises ou exploitations agricoles

Champ stratégique Cirad : CTS 6 (2019-) - Changement climatique

Agences de financement européennes : European Commission

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