Tag
scale_economies
2 findings
DevelopmentExtensive Margin Investment JumpProviding rainfall index insurance increased the probability of planting cash crops by 6 percentage points (p = 0.041) on the extensive margin, but caused no measurable change in input investments among producers already in the top distribution tier of cash crop farming.RCTDevelopmentExtensive Margin Scale Threshold in Crop AdoptionInsurance provision drove investment increases strictly on the extensive margin (shifting non-cash-crop farmers to positive production, p = 0.041) with a discrete jump once positive planting occurred, but had zero impact on the intensive margin for top-tier producers.RCT