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Abstract
Three specific aspects of agricultural risk
management are addressed
1. Recent developments in price volatility and yield risk
2. The role of policy:
- Subsidized crop insurance with examples from the massive US program ($115 billion in liability in 2011)
- The 2012 US Farm Bill, which is currently being debated in Congress (with disturbing developments)
3. review of recent research on developments in the
empirical modeling of risk with a focus on revenue insurance (combining aspects of dependent yield and price risks)