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Human Capital, Mortality and Fertility: A Unified Theory of the Economic and Demographic Transition [PDF]

, 2007
Matteo Cervellati, Uwe Sunde
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Vintage capital theory: Three breakthroughs [PDF]

Vintage capital growth models have been at the heart of growth theory in the 60s. This research line collapsed in the late 60s with the so-called embodiment controversy and the technical sophisitication of the vintage models.
David De La Croix, Omar Licandro, Raouf Boucekkine   +2 more
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Using Sensory Analysis and Stated Preference Valuation to Assess the Willingness to Pay for Fresh Tomato Attributes

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
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, Xavier A. Villavicencio, Thiago G. Marconi, Carlos A. Avila   +3 more
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Vintage capital growth theory: Three breakthroughs [PDF]

Vintage capital growth models have been at the heart of growth theory in the 60s. This research line collapsed in the late 60s with the so-called embodiment controversy and the technical sophisitication of the vintage models.
David de la Croix, Omar Licandro, Raouf Boucekkine   +2 more
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The commodity chain of the household: from survey design to policy and practice [PDF]

, 2009
Data collection and analysis and policy formulation all require a social unit to be defined, generally called the household. Multidisciplinary evidence shows that households as defined by survey practitioners often bear little resemblance to lived socio ...
Coast, Ernestina, Leone, Tiziana, Randall, Sara   +2 more
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How Does Cultural and Colonial Heritage Affect Optimal Branding Strategies? Evidence From the Rice Sector in Senegal

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
wiley   +1 more source

Can Social Norms Affect the International Allocation of Innovation? [PDF]

If economic agents coordinate on social norms more oriented towards the protection of national industries, an asymmetric international specialization in the research and development (R&D) arises even in a tariff free world with no a priori differences ...
Guido Cozzi
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Banks and development : Jewish communities in the Italian Renaissance and current economic performance [PDF]

, 2013
Are differences in local banking development long-lasting? Do they affect long-term economic performance? I answer these questions by relying on an historical development that occurred in Italian cities during the 15th century.
Pascali, Luigi
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Farmers' Financial Literacy—Scale Development and Linkages to Accounting Practices and Financial Outcomes

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
wiley   +1 more source

Technology and job retention among young adults, 1980-98 [PDF]

Although many studies have examined whether job stability and security have declined over time, the role of technology in job turnover has received little attention.
Madeline Zavodny
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