The research was undertaken to determine the trends in the amount and the structure of the health care expenditures in Croatia from 2000 to 2013. It is based on routinely collected and publicly available data, The Annual Reports of the Croatian Health Insurance Fund and OECD data. The income of Croatian Health Insurance Fund (CHIF) increased by 66.9%, while total expenditures increased by 62.1%...

This paper examines how changes in major elements of the U.S. federal crop insurance program affect the structure of the agricultural insurance industry. We model interactions between farmers, insurance agents and insurance companies. Marginal changes in government policy (premium subsidy rate, A&O subsidy rate, and loading factor) affect the insurance premium rate, agent compensation rates, ag...

Crop insurance is an appropriate way to overcome the risk in agricultural production sector and increase farmer’s peace of mind for their future income. In the agricultural sector of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad, the risk of production is high due to the substantial losses of crops and other diseases and so is the income risk. Since most local farmers have low incomes and livelihoods, natural dis...

The goal of this report is to provide a model accurately predicting whether a worker’s compensation policy will suffer a large loss. Several models were created using statistical analysis and the final logistic regression model predicting client policies at risk for large losses is provided. This model is a two-factor logistic regression model accurately predicted the large loss outputs of 87.5...

Low levels of non-default decision-making among superannuation members in Australia are assumed to be evidence of a lack of interest and capability. Using member records and survey data from a large Australian superannuation fund, we test the relationship between attitudes towards retirement savings and observable levels of non-default activities (such as making voluntary contributions, choosin...

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Current methods used for stochastic projection of the finances of the combined Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance (OASDI) trust fund are described and found to have problems. Structural time series models and alternative Monte Carlo procedures are identified as new methods that may be able to solve these problems. The new methods are implemented using the productivity grow...

The opinions expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect official views or policies of the International Fund for Agricultural Development, except as explicitly stated.

Mission To share and promote scientific and technological expertise in agricultural research and development that will increase sustainable global food production for the benefit of Australia and developing countries throughout the world. Mandate To assist poverty alleviation, increase food production and encourage environmental stability in the developing world through support for internationa...

ABSTRACT-The agricultural sector encompasses activities that are exposed to diverse risks. Risks in the agricultural sector are unavoidable but manageable. Crop insurance is a management tool in the agricultural sector. Crop insurance is a strategy to cope with the production risks of the agricultural sector and to secure farmers’ income in the future. Mango is a major horticul...