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How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan, Orkhan Sariyev, Mohammad Ariful Islam, Manfred Zeller   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Liquidity Crises and Corporate Cash Holdings in Chile [PDF]

This paper addresses the way optimal cash holdings decisions may be affected in episodes of adverse liquidity shocks. Motivated by the recent financial crisis, we are particularly interested in understanding how firm characteristics can explain ...
Andrés Sagner, Carla Valdivia:, Roberto Álvarez   +2 more
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Drivers of Farmers' Contract Compliance Behavior: Evidence From a Case Study of Dangote Tomato Processing Plant in Northern Nigeria

Agribusiness, 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, Sanzidur Rahman, Giacomo Zanello   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adjustment behavior of corporate cash holdings: evidence from Vietnam

Tạp chí Khoa học và Công nghệ
This paper examines the cash holdings behavior of Vietnamese listed companies, focusing on whether a target cash level exists that maximizes firm value and the speed at which firms adjust towards this target. The study finds that the average cash holding
Nguyen Quang Minh Nhi
doaj   +1 more source

Why Do U.S. Firms Hold So Much More Cash Than They Used To? [PDF]

The average cash to assets ratio for U.S. industrial firms increases by 129% from 1980 to 2004. Because of this increase in the average cash ratio, American firms at the end of the sample period can pay back their debt obligations with their cash ...
Kathleen M. Kahle, Rene M. Stulz, Thomas W. Bates   +2 more
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Agricultural Diversification at the Margin. Strategies and Determinants in Italian Mountain and Remote Areas

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the convergence in on‐farm diversification strategies of agricultural holdings, between remote areas and more central ones. Using Italian farm‐level data, we explore the determinants of diversification strategies across farms.
Gianluca Grilli, Francesco Pagliacci, Paola Gatto   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analyzing the Determinants of Cash Holdings of Small and Medium-Sized Entities in Nigeria

Journal of Accounting and Finance in Emerging Economies, 2015
Purpose: This paper aims to report the results of an empirical investigation on the determinants of the cash holdings for small and medium-sized entities.
Muhammad Musa Tsagem, Norhani Aripin, Rokiah Ishak   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Charting the Path to Increased Oil Palm Output in Ghana Beyond Area Expansion: Technology or Managerial Capacity — Which Leads the Way?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study sets out to investigate the prospects for raising oil palm output in sub‐Saharan Africa, particularly Ghana, without further expansion of cropland. Given global concerns about oil palm's role in deforestation and land use change, the focus is on enhancing productivity on existing farmlands.
Jacob Asravor, Francis Tsiboe, Ayobami Adetoyinbo, Jacob Ankamah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of cash holdings and debt financing of the sensitivity of investment to cash flow with an emphasis on financial constraints [PDF]

پژوهش‌های حسابداری و حسابرسی عملیاتی و عملکرد, 2017
The purpose of this study is to investigate The impact of cash holdings and debt financing on investment-cash flow sensitivity with emphasis on financial constraint in listed companies on Tehran Stock Exchange.
Javad Babaee Sadaghiyanie, saeid jabbarzadeh   +1 more
doaj  

Impact of COVID-19 on Corporate Cash Holdings and Speed of Adjustment [PDF]

Journal of Asset Management and Financing
Cash management is critical for firm value as both cash surpluses and deficits can diminish value. Consequently, firms aim to maintain optimal cash levels by adjusting their actual cash ratios towards target ratios.
Abbas Aflatooni, Mohammad Khatiri, Farzad Eivani   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source