Parametric insurance and technology adoption in developing countries
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Author(s)
Biffis, Enrico
Chavez, Erik
Louaas, Alexis
Picard, Pierre
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Technology adoption is crucial for the development of low-income countries. This paper investigates how parametric insurance can contribute to improving access to finance, and hence to technology, for smallholder farmers. In a model with moral hazard, we show that bundling parametric insurance with loans may lower collateral requirements, thus promoting the financial inclusion of poor households. The case of agricultural input loans and weather-index insurance is studied in detail and related to bundled finance solutions recently piloted among smallholder farmers in Tanzania.
Date Issued
2022-03-01
Date Acceptance
2020-12-28
Citation
The Geneva Risk and Insurance Review, 2022, 47, pp.7-44
ISSN
0926-4957
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Start Page
7
End Page
44
Journal / Book Title
The Geneva Risk and Insurance Review
Volume
47
Copyright Statement
© International Association for the Study of Insurance Economics 2021. The final publication is available at Springer via https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s10713-020-00061-0
Sponsor
European Institute of Innovation and Technology - EIT
Grant Number
TC_2.3.7_190733_P004-1B
Subjects
Social Sciences
Business, Finance
Economics
Business & Economics
Parametric insurance
Crop insurance
Moral hazard
Credit rationing
Technology adoption
CLIMATE-CHANGE
GREEN-REVOLUTION
RISK-MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION
CREDIT
DECISIONS
PRODUCTIVITY
AGRICULTURE
UNCERTAINTY
ADAPTATION
Finance
Economics
1501 Accounting, Auditing and Accountability
1502 Banking, Finance and Investment
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2021-02-12