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Rural Labor Supply and Economic Opportunities: Commuting, Migration, Tariffs, and Immigration

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Some rural counties remain dependent on agricultural or manufacturing jobs, but an increasing proportion have diversified economics. Rural counties also differ in their abilities to commute to an urban market characterized by higher wages and labor productivity.
Peter F. Orazem, Mary C. Ahearn
wiley   +1 more source

Distributed optimization for task offloading in hybrid edge networks: integrating D2D and LEO satellite resources

open access: yesJournal of King Saud University: Computer and Information Sciences
This paper investigates computational offloading in integrated edge networks combining device-to-device (D2D) collaboration and low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite assistance, aiming to maximize the global quality-of-experience (QoE) for ground user devices (
Hui Zhao, Mingding Yu, Wenjun Xiong
doaj   +1 more source

Comparative Study of Cuckoo-Inspired Algorithms to Solve Large-Scale Continuous Optimization Problems

open access: yesRevista Facultad de Ingeniería
Two distinctive behaviors of the cuckoo bird have inspired several metaheuristic algorithms to solve continuous optimizationproblems. In addition to the well-known parasitic breeding behavior that gave rise to several cuckoo search (CS) algorithms ...
Carlos-Alberto Cobos-Lozada   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

An alternative approach to predicting bank credit risk in Europe with Google data

open access: yesFinance Research Letters, 2020
The aim of this paper is to construct an alternative approach based on a sentiment index to measure bank credit risk in European countries using an alternative approach instead of traditional measures.
M. Gonzalez-Fernandez   +1 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Drivers of Farmers' Contract Compliance Behavior: Evidence From a Case Study of Dangote Tomato Processing Plant in Northern Nigeria

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Contract farming is a viable strategy agribusinesses rely on to strengthen coordination across actors in the value chain. However, low contract compliance remains a significant setback to agribusinesses' contract performance in low‐ and middle‐income country context.
Umar Shehu Umar   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Statistical Study of the Impact of Digitalization of Organizations on Lending Activity: Regional Level

open access: yesСтатистика и экономика
The purpose of research. The increasing rate of Russian economy digitalization has ambiguous proportions by industries and regions. Russian regions are characterized by uneven levels of Internet adoption, as well as organizations applying computer ...
I. K. Zarov
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of VaR Estimates based on ARCH type Models [PDF]

open access: yesفصلنامه پژوهش‌های اقتصادی ایران, 2011
This paper studies four ARCH type models including ARCH, GARCH, EGARCH and TGARCH at Value at Risk (VaR) estimation. The four models were applied to daily Tehran stock market data to assess each model in estimating one day Value at Risk at various ...
Naser Khiabani, Maryam Sarooghi
doaj  

The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cost‐Benefit Analysis of the European Union Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism in Fertilizer Trade

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), launching 2026, will charge EU importers for embedded carbon emissions, aiming to reduce emissions but raising import costs. Shifts in demand following implementation may reduce carbon emissions, but importers will bear the cost of increased prices.
Natalie Crisci   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

THE ESSENCE OF THE CREDIT POLICY OF BANKS WITH FOREIGN CAPITAL AND THE PECULIARITIES OF ITS IMPLEMENTATION

open access: yesВісник: Київський інститут бізнесу та технологій, 2019
In our country the question of developing a credit policy remains important and paramount, so far there is no single answer to it. The article proposes the point of view of scientists on the concept of "credit policy", which is a system of principles ...
T. S. KARPOVA
doaj   +1 more source

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