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A double-hurdle approach to modelling tobacco consumption in Italy [PDF]
Applied Economics, 2008 This paper analyses the determinants of tobacco expenditures for a sample of Italian households. A Box-Cox double-hurdle model adjusted for heteroscedasticity is estimated to account separate individual decisions concerning smoking participation and tobacco consumption and to correct for non-normality in the bivariate distribution of the error terms ...
ARISTEI, DAVID, PIERONI, Luca
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Detecting Wage Under-Reporting Using a Double Hurdle Model [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2011 We estimate a double hurdle (DH) model of the Hungarian wage distribution assuming censoring at the minimum wage and wage under-reporting (i.e. compensation consisting of the minimum wage, subject to taxation, and an unreported cash supplement). We estimate the probability of under-reporting for minimum wage earners, simulate their genuine earnings and
Elek, Péter +3 more
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A double-hurdle model of Irish household expenditure on prepared meals [PDF]
Applied Economics, 2003 In this paper, Irish households' expenditure on prepared meals for home consumption is analysed using the 1987 and 1994 Irish Household Budget Survey datasets. The aim of the paper is to analyse the factors influencing Irish households' decisions to purchase prepared meals and how much to spend on these food items.
Carol Newman +2 more
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A Double-Hurdle Model of Irish Households' Food Service Expenditure Patterns [PDF]
Journal of International Food & Agribusiness Marketing, 2009 The aim of this article is to analyze the various factors fueling demand for food-away-from-home in Ireland. The two largest components of this industry, the quick-service sector (fast food and takeaway) and the full-service sector (hotel and restaurant meals), are analyzed using the most recently available Household Budget Survey data for Ireland ...
Keelan, Conor D. +2 more
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Health-related factors on tobacco consumption in Turkey [PDF]
Ciência Rural, 2020 : In this study, we analyzed the role of individuals’ health-related factors along with socio-demographic and economic characteristics on both the likelihood of tobacco consumption and quantity demanded levels using two competitive econometric methods ...
Nuray Demir +3 more
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Eucalyptus woodlot adoption and its determinants in the Mecha District, Northern Ethiopia
Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2023 IntroductionThe land area under Eucalyptus plantations has now significantly increased among Ethiopian smallholder farmers whereby Eucalyptus is grown on their farms in the form of a woodlot primarily for income generation.
Asabeneh Alemayehu +2 more
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TECHNICAL, ALLOCATIVE AND ECONOMIC EFFICIENCIES OF SMALL-SCALE SESAME FARMERS: THE CASE OF WEST GONDAR ZONE, ETHIOPIA [PDF]
Review of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2019 In Ethiopia, sesame is mainly cultivated as a cash crop, important source of foreign exchange and income for many smallholders. Thus, improvement in production efficiency of sesame is crucial for Ethiopian economy and for smallholder farmer’s livelihood.
Adugna GELA +3 more
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Agraris: Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development Research, 2021 Potato is an important commodity for livelihood in many parts of Ethiopia. Potato producers in Ethiopia face sophisticated marketing challenges, including inadequate access to market and low amount of marketed surpluses due to subsistence-oriented ...
Abduselam Faris Abadega
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Belief adjustment: a double hurdle model and experimental evidence [PDF]
Experimental Economics, 2018 AbstractWe present an experiment where subjects sequentially receive signals about the true state of the world and need to form beliefs about which one is true, with payoffs related to reported beliefs. We attempt to control for risk aversion using the Offerman et al. (Rev Econ Stud 76(4):1461–1489, 2009) technique.
Timo Henckel +3 more
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The Adoption of Low-Input Turfgrasses in the Midwestern US: The Case of Fine Fescues and Tall Fescue
Horticulturae, 2023 Fine fescues (Festuca spp.) and tall fescue (Schedonorus arundinaceus) are low-input turfgrass species that perform well under less water, pesticides, and fertilizers when compared to commonly cultivated species in the Midwestern US.
Sanchez Philocles +3 more
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