The Diversity of Farmers' Risk Management Strategies in a Deregulated New Zealand Environment
基于全国调查数据，用统计方法将新西兰羊牛肉农民分为五类风险管理群体，分析其风险认知和农场特征差异，并讨论放松管制背景下的原因。
In this paper, the results of a nation‐wide survey of New Zealand sheep and beef farmers are presented. Multivariate statistical techniques are used to identify groups of farmers who differ in their risk management practices. Five groups are identified. They are labelled income risk reducers, capital managers, part‐timers, debt and market risk managers, and production managers. These groups differ in their perceptions of risk sources and in some farm and farmer characteristics. Reasons for these differences are identified and discussed in the context of deregulation.