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As waves enter the coastal zone, wavelengths shorten and wave heights increase.
Correlated Risks
Risks that are linked in such a way that the occurrence of one affects the likelihood of the occurrence of another.
Agricultural Industry
The sector of the economy that deals with the production, processing, and distribution of food, fibers, and other goods derived from farming and related activities.
Screening
Using observable information about people to make inferences about their private information; a way to reduce adverse selection.
Adverse Selection
A situation in which asymmetrical information leads buyers or sellers to make counterproductive choices, often observed in insurance markets.
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