Unpacking the Farmland Capitalization Effect of Ethanol Establishment
ABSTRACT We unpack the impact of expansions in ethanol production—as measured by proximity to newly constructed ethanol plants and capacity expansions—on farmland values using land transaction data from Kansas in combination with modern causal inference techniques.
Gabriel S. Sampson, Jisang Yu
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Drivers of Precision Agriculture Adoption in Italian Viticulture
ABSTRACT This study examines the main drivers influencing the adoption of two types of precision farming technologies in the viticultural sector: Decision Support Systems (DSSs) and Variable Rate Technologies (VRTs). We apply a partial proportional odds model and find that socio‐demographic characteristics are not significant determinants of adoption ...
Olimpia Fontana +3 more
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Investigating aspects of the capital budgeting process used in the evaluation of investment projects
Given the importance of capital investment, not only for the country as a whole but the creation of shareholder wealth by individual firms, it is vital to investigate the practices used to evaluate these projects.
J. H. Hall
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Tax Policy, the Rate of Return, and Savings [PDF]
The theoretical and empirical results in this paper make a strong prima facie case for the proposition that increases in the after tax rate of return caused by tax policy are likely to bring forth significant increases in saving.
Lawrence H. Summers
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Keeping Pace or Falling Behind? The Depth of Latin American Trade Agreements
ABSTRACT This article examines whether Latin American countries are keeping pace with global trends in trade agreement depth or falling behind. Using 681 agreements (1970–2019), we develop the Depth Index of Trade Agreements (DITA) to weight provisions endogenously through factor analysis based on co‐occurrence patterns.
Raphael Gomes da Silva +2 more
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PROBLEMS OF BRINGING INVESTMENT DECISIONS IN CRISIS REQUIREMENTS
First of all the article defines real and nominal rate of return, with difference. Тo the real rate of return the expected inflation rate is included into the nominal rate of return.
Милорад Иванишевић, PhD
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The Relationship between Profitability, Bankruptcy Risk and Bank Credit by Selected Bank Sector Variables [PDF]
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between bank profitability, bankruptcy and credit risk and selected bank sector variables. The study population includes banks accepted in Tehran Stock Exchange from 2009 to 2017.
Abdollah Pakdel Moghanlo +2 more
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Capital Control, Speculation and Exchange Rate Volatility [PDF]
This paper studies a plausible connection among rational speculators, exchange rate volatility and capital controls. When Krugman (1999) asserted that there should be appropriate controls on international capital movements to avoid currency volatilities ...
Mei-Lie Chu
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Temporary Programs, Lasting Questions: Ad Hoc Assistance in the U.S. Farm Safety Net
ABSTRACT Large ad hoc assistance programs have returned to U.S. farm policy since 2017, operating alongside a more developed safety net built around federally subsidized crop insurance, Title I commodity programs, and standing disaster assistance. This paper reviews the renewed use of ad hoc assistance, documents its recent scale using USDA data, and ...
Alejandro Plastina +1 more
wiley +1 more source
A Scientific Framework for Profit Determination in Transactional Contracts [PDF]
For determining the profit in transactional contracts, there is no a comprehensive theory. Some viewpoints are very general and others are based on exchange rate of return, which contain speculative difficulties.
Yadollah Dadgar +1 more
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