Results 31 to 40 of about 21,057 (248)

An econometric analysis of domestic fuel consumption in Ghana: Implications for poverty reduction

Cogent Social Sciences, 2019
The study looks at the determinants of household energy consumption and how that relates to general poverty and energy poverty. It extends the Multidimensional Energy Poverty Index (MEPI) by estimating the rural-urban differentials in MEPI.
Alhassan Abdul-Wakeel Karakara, Isaac Dasmani   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

A sustainable business profit through customers and its impacts on three key business domains: technology, innovation, and service (TIS)

Business, Management and Economics Engineering, 2023
Purpose – This research examines and investigates the importance of sustainable business profit through customers and its impacts on three key business domains: technology-innovation-service (TIS).
Enkeleda Lulaj
doaj   +1 more source

Climate Change Agricultural Comparative Advantage and the US Trade Balance

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Current science indicates that warming and elevated atmospheric CO2 will have ambiguous results for crop productivity depending on crop type and geographic location, whereas increased heat stress makes livestock and human labor less productive.
Elizabeth A. Fraysse, Thomas W. Hertel, Roman Keeney   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Markets Mitigate Land‐Use Competition From Energy Crops and Increase Farm Revenues

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Meeting the US Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge target of 35 billion gal annually by 2050 will require an estimated 380 million–700 million dry tons of agricultural biomass feedstock. This study evaluates the implications of large‐scale biomass production for land use, crop production, and market outcomes under mature market ...
Daniel G. De La Torre Ugarte, Matthew H. Langholtz, Chad M. Hellwinckel   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of sectoral economy indicators on the stock market in the Baltic countries

Lietuvos Matematikos Rinkinys, 2014
The article examines the dependencies of individual sectoral stock price indices of OMX Baltic security market on sectoral indicators of Lithuania economy, using econometric methods.
Rimantas Rudzkis, Roma Valkavičienė
doaj   +1 more source

Are all meats substitutes? A basket‐and‐expenditure‐based approach

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines the relationship among animal‐based meat and plant‐based meat alternatives (PBMAs) using a basket‐and‐expenditure‐based choice experiment. In particular, we examine whether animal‐based meat products are substitutes or complements with PBMAs.
Clinton L. Neill, Logan L. Britton
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of Public Expenditure in Morocco: An Analysis Using Efficiency Frontiers

Economies
In Morocco, the increasing public expenditure on essential sectors, such as education, does not always lead to improved outcomes, highlighting a significant gap between resource allocation and quality enhancement.
Yassin Lhajhouji, Rachid Hasnaoui, Mohcine Bakhat   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Research on the Factors of Competition in the Green Procurement Processes: A Case Study for the Conditions of Romania Using PLS-SEM Methodology

Mathematics, 2020
In this paper, starting from the conceptual model of the rational behavior theory developed by Icek Ajzen, the authors develop a behavioral model of rational expectations of the managerial decisions in order to determine the influence of the behavior of ...
Cristian Busu, Mihail Busu
doaj   +1 more source

Do outgrower schemes enhance technology adoption and productivity? Evidence from maize farmers in Northern Ghana

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Nucleus outgrower schemes are contractual arrangements where well‐resourced large‐scale farmers (nucleus farmers) are empowered by development support agencies to take charge of smallholder farmers, by providing them with market access and the necessary training on agronomic practices and farm inputs for production.
Dominic Tasila Konja, Awudu Abdulai
wiley   +1 more source

Inflation Dynamics: A Structural Econometric Analysis [PDF]

Journal of Monetary Economics, 1999
We develop and estimate a structural model of inflation that allows for a fraction of firms that use a backward-looking rule to set prices. The model nests the purely forward-looking New Keynesian Phillips curve as a particular case. We use measures of marginal cost as the relevant determinant of inflation, as the theory suggests, instead of an ad hoc ...
Jordi Galí, Mark Gertler
openaire   +4 more sources