2021
DOI: 10.1057/s10713-020-00061-0
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Parametric insurance and technology adoption in developing countries

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 financ… Show more

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“…(2018) and Zouari-Hadiji (2021) show that technological development in financial products and services lead to the overall development of financial sector. Biffis et al. (2021) display that innovative technological intervention in financial instrument improves availability of credit to under-served segment like farmers.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…(2018) and Zouari-Hadiji (2021) show that technological development in financial products and services lead to the overall development of financial sector. Biffis et al. (2021) display that innovative technological intervention in financial instrument improves availability of credit to under-served segment like farmers.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%