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Competition Policy and Agribusiness in the Biden Administration
ABSTRACT The Biden Administration pursued a set of ambitious competition policy initiatives in agriculture and agribusiness, primarily aimed at livestock and poultry supply chains, farm inputs, and food retailing. The initiatives included expanded antitrust enforcement; new US Department of Agriculture (USDA) contract regulations requiring poultry ...
James M. MacDonald
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Comparison of relevant credit risk assessment algorithms
Assessing credit risk is essential when making financial decisions, especially investing in debt securities. As the bond market is the largest securities market in the world, a great demand exists for tools to assess issuer creditworthiness. Furthermore,
Simas Rimašauskas +2 more
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ABSTRACT In recent decades, agriculture has become increasingly concentrated through horizontal mergers and acquisitions via corporate entities, and policy makers are concerned this will be exacerbated by the aging population of farm operators. To reduce market concentration in agriculture, many states have enacted policies to entice new prospective ...
Justin M. Ross +2 more
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This study analyzes the effect of credit risk, liquidity, and capital structure on the financial performance of conventional banks, with profitability as a control variable.
Maulana Fajar Satriawan +1 more
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A Sentiment-Aware Trading Volume Prediction Model for P2P Market Using LSTM
With the development of Internet lending, the use of peer-to-peer (P2P) as a new financial credit model has been increasing in China. However, this rapid development has led to a major potential risk.
Xiangling Fu +4 more
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Why Didn't I Get a Payout? Understanding Farmer Choices, Index Insurance, and Basis Risk
ABSTRACT Index insurance, while heralded as a potential solution to alleviate poverty and food insecurity among agricultural households, has its own set of challenges, notably basis risk. Basis risk is the discrepancy between the insurance payout and losses incurred, posing a significant deterrent to the adoption of index insurance.
S. Lucille Blakeley +4 more
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This study investigates the country-level determinants of liquidity synchronization and degrees of liquidity synchronization during economic growth volatility.
Syeda Hina Zaidi, Ramona Rupeika-Apoga
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The Biofuels Blueprint: Understanding the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard
ABSTRACT We provide a comprehensive review of the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), synthesizing nearly two decades of program evolution, market outcomes, and economic analysis. The RFS mandates minimum volumes of renewable fuel blending through a nested structure based on life‐cycle greenhouse gas reductions, enforced via tradeable Renewable ...
Maria Gerveni +3 more
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Impact of implicit government guarantee on the credit spread of urban construction investment bonds
Financing sources for urban construction have garnered significant attention globally. Among various financing methods, the urban construction investment bond (UCIB) is unique to China. The UCIB credit spread, which represents the compensation for credit
Rongda Chen +5 more
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Abstract World markets for quality differentiated agri‐food products are highly competitive, presenting significant challenges for firms aiming to compete effectively. Government agencies and business organizations often implement various export promotion policies to address these challenges.
Nicolás Depetris‐Chauvin +1 more
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