Dr. Skees in The Economist
Dr. Jerry Skees was interviewed for “Hard Sell: New research suggests insurance can be made more attractive for poor farmers”, which appears in the January 4th edition of The Economist. The article highlights our work on alternative indexes in Mongolia and Peru, designed to improve weather risk management and increase take-up.
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Medal of Recognition from the Government of Mongolia
Dr. Skees received in early February 2012 a medal from the Government of Mongolia in recognition of his 11 years of continual support to promoting Index Based Livestock insurance. This national programme will expand to cover 100% of provinces in Mongolia by the end of 2012.
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