Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/273320 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Citation: 
[Journal:] Review of Development Economics [ISSN:] 1467-9361 [Volume:] 27 [Issue:] 3 [Publisher:] Wiley [Place:] Hoboken, NJ [Year:] 2023 [Pages:] 1649-1672
Publisher: 
Wiley, Hoboken, NJ
Abstract: 
Frequent climate shocks require farmers in developing countries to increase their resilience. Although index insurance is often discussed as a promising climate adaptation strategy, take-up rates are still low. This study primarily explores the role of peer behavior as peer imitation in the demand for three marketable and unsubsidized crop index insurance options. Furthermore, the influence of trust and understanding is investigated. We collected data in lab-in-the-field experiments among farmers in Kyrgyzstan, where index insurance is planned for imminent implementation. Applying ordered logit estimations, our results show significant and strong peer imitation effects. Imitation attitudes decrease with own insurance experience and received insurance payouts, but intensify with peer size, insurance trust and practical insurance understanding. While trust robustly increases index insurance adoption, understanding effects only gain significance in the dynamic perspective. These findings underline the importance of community-based extension treatments and trust toward the uptake of innovative agricultural technologies in the first steps of dissemination.
Subjects: 
adoption behavior
agricultural index insurance
experimental economics
peer effects
JEL: 
G22
O12
O16
Q54
O30
Z13
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Document Type: 
Article
Document Version: 
Published Version

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