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Climate change and the influence of monetary policy in China

Journal of Applied Economics
We investigate whether climate change affects the efficiency of monetary policy. We use temperature shocks, calculated as temperature deviations from historical average temperatures, to proxy climate change, and utilize a threshold vector autoregression ...
Xiaoni Song, Tong Fang
doaj   +1 more source

Dimensions of the AI Divide: Digital Inequality and Psychological Consequences

AI &Innovation, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a foundational component of contemporary social, economic, and political life. Yet, the ways in which AI reshapes patterns of exclusion beyond questions of access and technical capability remain insufficiently theorized.
Christos Papaioannou
wiley   +1 more source

Does an R&D Tax Credit Affect R&D Expenditure? The Japanese Tax Credit Reform in 2003 [PDF]

To what extent does a tax credit affect firms' R&D activity? What are the mechanisms? This paper examines the effect of the 2003 Japanese tax credit reform on firms' R&D investment by exploiting cross-sectional variation across firms in the changes in ...
Hiroyuki Kasahara, Katsumi Shimotsu, Michio Suzuki   +2 more
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Experimental Evidence on Credit Constraints [PDF]

, 2016
Credit constraints are central to development economics theory. However, there is scant direct evidence that supports the existence of such constraints. Traditional tests observe how consumption changes after an unexpected income shock. Such changes can also result from myopic behavior or precautionary savings.
Rosangela Bando, Claudia Uribe
openaire   +3 more sources

Seeds of change: The impact of Ethiopia's direct seed marketing approach on smallholders' seed purchases and productivity

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract While multiple factors explain low adoption rates of improved varieties by small‐scale farmers in sub‐Saharan Africa, a key supply‐side constraint is the limited availability of seed embodying new traits in the volume, quality, price, and timeliness required by farmers. This constraint is partly attributable to classical failures in the market
Dawit Mekonnen, Gashaw T. Abate, Seid Yimam, Rui Benfica, David J. Spielman, Frank Place   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Collateral, Rationing, and Government Intervention in Credit Markets [PDF]

This paper analyzes the effects of government intervention in credit markets when lenders use collateral, interest, and the probability of granting a loan as potential screening devices. Equilibria with and without rationing are examined.
William G. Gale
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Export-Oriented International Joint Venture: Endogenous Set-Up Costs and Information Gathering [PDF]

, 2007
We analyze the formation of an export-oriented international joint venture (IJV) between a multinational corporation (MNC) and a domestic firm under demand uncertainty and in a principal-agent framework. The MNC possesses a superior production technology
C Dai, C Dai, Chifeng Dai, Das, E Asiedu, F Barry, H Hwang, H Katrak, I J Horstmann, J Cremer, J Ponssard, J Sobel, J Svejnar, K Ekholm, M Motta, M N Darrough, N Farge, P Folta, P Lin, R Chan, Roy Chowdhury, S Das, Sajal Lahiri, T Basar, T Lee, T Lewis, T Lewis, U Sinha, W Novshek, X Vives, Y Al-Saadon, Y Tomoda   +31 more
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Redistributive land reforms, agricultural productivity, and structural change: New cross‐national evidence

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Large‐scale land reforms constitute a substantial redistribution of wealth and reallocation of agricultural land, which is a major form of asset and production input in developing countries. While land redistribution (from the rich to the poor) remains a highly controversial issue, extensive evidence on its effect is limited.
Devashish Mitra, Abdulaziz B. Shifa, Lan Anh Tong, Mehmet A. Ulubasoglu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determinants of Credit Constraint Conditions and Production Efficiency Among Farming Households in Southwestern Nigeria [PDF]

Sustaining and improving production efficiency of resource poor smallholder farmers under the existing credit constraint conditions require the improvement of access to credit facilities and other factors involved.
Lawal, Justina Oluwayemisi, Omonona, Bolarin T., Oyinlana, A.O.   +2 more
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Trade Realignments and the Need for Integrated Modeling Research in Latin America's Agri‐Food Sector

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Emiliano Lopez Barrera
wiley   +1 more source