Risk and ambiguity aversion behavior in index-based insurance uptake decisions: Experimental evidence from Ethiopia

Autor: Temesgen Keno Belissa, Robert Lensink, Marcel van Asseldonk

Publikováno v: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 180, 718-730. ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 180 (2020) December
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 180(December), 718-730

Index-based insurance (IBI) is an innovative pro-poor climate risk management strategy that suffers from low uptake. Evidence on the role of behavioral impediments in adoption of IBI is scant. We conducted lab-in-the-field experiments with 1139 small

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2019.07.018

Harnessing indigenous social institutions for technology adoption: ‘Afoosha’ society of Ethiopia

Autor: Mideksa Fufa Jilito, Temesgen Keno Belissa, Desalegn Yadeta Wedajo

Publikováno v: Development Studies Research, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 152-162 (2019)

The search for effective mechanisms in technology adoption is high on the agenda of researchers and policy makers. In Ethiopia, adoption of technologies followed the diffusion of innovation information through public extension agents, cooperatives an

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https://doi.org/10.1080/21665095.2019.1678187

Shocks, insurance and welfare : Evidence from field experiments in Ethiopia

Autor: Temesgen Keno Belissa

Smallholders in Sub-Sahara African region are the most vulnerable groups in the world. Their capacity to manage risks is especially low due to multiple stressors like drought coupled with their poor asset base. Particularly in Ethiopia, rampant crop

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https://doi.org/10.18174/470355