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Past Progress and Future Opportunities for Agricultural Risk Research

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A Comprehensive Assessment of the Role of Risk in U.S. Agriculture

Part of the book series: Natural Resource Management and Policy ((NRMP,volume 23))

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The purpose of this book is to provide an assessment of the role of risk in U.S. agriculture and offer a critical evaluation of the current state of agricultural risk research and prospects for further improvements. We commend the contributors for fulfilling that purpose. Collectively, the chapters of this book provide a very useful assessment of the state of empirical research on agricultural risk. Many excellent insights are offered about weaknesses in current research and a number of insightful possibilities are suggested for further research.

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Just, R.E., Pope, R.D. (2002). Past Progress and Future Opportunities for Agricultural Risk Research. In: Just, R.E., Pope, R.D. (eds) A Comprehensive Assessment of the Role of Risk in U.S. Agriculture. Natural Resource Management and Policy, vol 23. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3583-3_25

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