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The Reluctant Economist: Perspectives on Economics, Economic History, and Demography [PDF]
, 2007 Jeffrey Wagner
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Disabled and Unmarried? Marital Chances Among Disabled People in Nineteenth-Century Northern Sweden
Essays in Economic and Business History, 2017 To marry and form a household of one’s own was the expected life course of most people in the nineteenth century, but little is known about whether individuals with disabilities shared the same demographic experience of marriage as non-disabled did. This
Helena Haage +2 more
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Understanding differences in regional poverty rates [PDF]
An examination of the huge variation in U.S. regional poverty rates, showing that although demographic, policy, and cost-of-living factors all play a role, economic differences are key.Income ; Regional ...
Elizabeth T. Powers, Max Dupuy
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Africa's cultural and colonial heritage has profoundly segmented rice markets. Whereas in ancient centers of rice domestication, consumers maintained preferences for local rice consistent with their cultural heritage, preferences have shifted toward imported Asian rice in coastal areas around seaports, due to prior exposure to colonial import ...
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
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Regional Evidence regarding U.S. Residential Electricity Consumption [PDF]
Regional economic, demographic, and climatic data are used to analyze residential electricity demand in the United States. Results indicate that electricity is an inferior good for households in the United States.
Contreras, Sergio +3 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates the financial literacy (FL) of Swedish farmers, its linkages to farmer characteristics, management accounting practices and farm outcomes by surveying Swedish Farm Accountancy Data Network farmers. Using item response theory, we expand the existing FL measurement specifically to the farming context, assess measurement ...
Uliana Gottlieb, Helena Hansson
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Can investments in emerging markets help to solve the aging problem ? [PDF]
Prefunding of pension commitments in OECD (Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development) economies is increasingly seen as a central strategy to cope with the aging of their populations.
Holzmann, Robert
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The penetration of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in farming communities is increasing the use of smartphone‐based instant messaging apps. Despite this, the reasons behind participation and the impact on farm productivity in developing countries remain unexplored.
Zafar Kurbanov +4 more
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A SVECM Model of the UK Economy and The Term Premium [PDF]
The term premium is estimated from an empirically coherent open economy VAR model of the UK economy where the model speci?cally accounts for the mixed nature of the data and cointegration between some variables.
Dungey, Mardi, Tugrul Vehbi, M
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A Skills Gap Analysis of Farmer Directors of US Farmer Cooperatives
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Boards of directors are vital to firm performance and are an integral part of the decision‐making process of any business. Several studies have been conducted that observe corporate or nonprofit board characteristics, skills, and the board's connection to firm performance.
Jody S. Herchenbach +5 more
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