Sri Lanka / Thailand / Kenya / United States / Ghana / Mexico / Sweden / India / / /
Event
Dividend Issuance / /
Facility
Massachusetts Institute of Technology / University of California / University of Chicago / /
IndustryTerm
finance literature / family networks / expected utilities / insurance benchmark / linear production technology / informal networks / formal insurance / family network / machinery / social networks / production technology / finance / insurance transfers / consumption-based finance literature / informal risk sharing networks / /
Organization
the University of Chicago / John Templeton Foundation / Department of Economics / National Science Foundation / Massachusetts Institute of Technology / University of California / San Diego / School of International Relations and Pacific Studies / /
Person
Yasuyuki Sawada / Melinda Gates / Lars Hansen / John Heaton / Scott Rozelle / Robert M. Townsend / Ethan Ligon / Albert Park / Samphantharak / /
Position
representative / household head / social planner / planner / Associate Professor of Economics / /
Technology
production technologies / underlying technologies / production technology / linear production technology / /
Risk and Return in Village Economies Krislert Samphantharak and Robert M. Townsend* December 2013 Abstract We study risk and return on farm and non-farm business enterprises in village economies. A risk-sharing benchmark