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Foreign labor, peer‐networking and agricultural efficiency in the Italian dairy sector

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract While the presence of immigrants in the agricultural sector is widely acknowledged, the empirical evidence on its economic consequences is lacking, especially from a microeconomic perspective. Using the Farm Accountancy Data Network panel data for Italian dairy farms in the period 2008–2018, the present study investigates the relationship ...
Federico Antonioli   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Venture capital in bank - and market - based economies [PDF]

open access: yes
The determinants of venture capital investment have attracted a significant amount of attention from both academics and policymakers. We use a version of the Keuschnigg-Nielsen model for venture-capital-financed projects to condition our analysis on a ...
Adeline Saillard, Thomas Url
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Analyzing individual rent price ratios in eastern German agricultural land markets: A GAMLSS approach

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores the rent price ratio in agricultural land markets, crucial for evaluating market efficiency, policy needs, and farmer decision‐making. Traditionally, the analyses faced challenges due to the absence of concurrent sale and rent data for the same land, potentially leading to biased results.
Marius Michels   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sentiment and dividend smoothing: Do firms alter dividends during periods of high market activity?

open access: yesEconomics and Business Review
This study investigates whether investor sentiment shapes dividend policy among publicly listed firms in Bangladesh by testing the hypothesis that firms alter their dividend smoothing practices in response to market optimism.
Jahir Uddin Palas M., Adnan Ahmed M.
doaj   +1 more source

Prognostic importance of an indicator related to systemic inflammation and insulin resistance in patients with gastrointestinal cancer: a prospective study

open access: yesFrontiers in Oncology
BackgroundSystemic inflammation (SI) and insulin resistance (IR) are correlated to the progression of gastrointestinal (GI) cancer. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze the potential clinical value of the C-reactive protein-triglyceride-glucose index ...
Guo-Tian Ruan   +54 more
doaj   +1 more source

Social capital, community governance and credit market [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Financial contracts represent an exchange of financial resources today, such as money, for a promise to return more financial resources tomorrow. The aim of the paper is to test whether cheating or respecting a promise, in particular a “financial one ...
Andriani, Luca
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How Does Cultural and Colonial Heritage Affect Optimal Branding Strategies? Evidence From the Rice Sector in Senegal

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Africa's cultural and colonial heritage has profoundly segmented rice markets. Whereas in ancient centers of rice domestication, consumers maintained preferences for local rice consistent with their cultural heritage, preferences have shifted toward imported Asian rice in coastal areas around seaports, due to prior exposure to colonial import ...
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
wiley   +1 more source

Closed-End Real Estate Funds in Comparison with other Investment Opportunities in Poland

open access: yesReal Estate Management and Valuation, 2017
The first closed-end real estate investment funds in Poland began to appear in 2004, along with the development of the capital market and the real estate market. The funds invested both in the housing market and in the commercial market. In general, they
Wolski Rafal, Załęczna Magdalena
doaj   +1 more source

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