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Foreign labor, peer‐networking and agricultural efficiency in the Italian dairy sector
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
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Four essays on demographic economics [PDF]
Η παρούσα διατριβή αποβλέπει στην εξέταση τεσσάρων δημογραφικών γεγονότων υπό την προοπτική της οικονομικής επιστήμης. Ειδικότερα, επιχειρεί την διερεύνηση του σχετικού εισοδήματος του Easterlin ως προς την εξέλιξη των εξής δημογραφικών γεγονότων: του γάμου, της γεννητικότητας εκτός γάμου, και του φαινομένου της ηλικιακής μετάθεσης της γεννητικότητας ...
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What Fundamentals Drive World Migration? [PDF]
migration, poverty, demographic economics, emigration ...
Hatton, Timothy J.+1 more
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Abstract This study examines producer participation choices considering a variety of potential benefits linked to state‐sponsored marketing programs, using a real choice dataset of farmers in Missouri. Multinomial logit models are employed to predict determinants of farmer enrollment in three tiers of the Missouri Grown local food marketing program ...
Lan Tran, Ye Su, Laura McCann
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Changing the Direction of the Economic and Demographic Research
A simple but useful method of reciprocal values is introduced, explained and illustrated. This method simplifies the analysis of hyperbolic distributions, which are causing serious problems in the demographic and economic research. It allows for a unique identification of hyperbolic distributions and for unravelling components of more complicated ...
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A discrete choice approach to model credit card fraud [PDF]
This paper analyses the demographic, socio-economics and banking specific determinants that influence the risk of fraud in a portfolio of credit cards. The data are from recent account archives for cards issued throughout Italy.
Paba, Antonello, Pulina, Manuela
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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
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A Regular Demand System with Commodity-Specific Demographic Effects [PDF]
Regular consumer demand systems almost invariably employ specifications that involve common functional forms in all equations. When applications involve crosssectional data it is often the case that demographic effects are important.
Blacklow, Paul+3 more
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ABSTRACT This study combines sensory analysis and stated preference valuation techniques to assess the monetary value of organoleptic attributes of new tomato varieties. The tomatoes evaluated included two new varieties adapted to South Texas growing conditions, a commercial check, and tomatoes imported from Mexico.
Samuel D. Zapata+3 more
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