Improving access to new technologies: An experiment with Kenyan input sellers
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Agrodealers play a critical role in rural economies, selling essential inputs for agricultural production, stocking new products, and providing farmers with technical advice. However, uncertainty can discourage them from stocking newer, less familiar products, limiting the availability of innovative technologies and leading to market failures ...
Sarah W. Kariuki +6 more
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Premium subsidy designs and crowding out of insurance demand
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Crop insurance is an important instrument to protect farmers against extreme weather events. Many countries provide subsidies for crop insurance products to make insurance more affordable for farmers. The Federal Crop Insurance Program in the United States and major European crop insurance programs such as in Spain, Italy, and France focus on ...
Tim Philippi
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The mechanism of high-quality logistics in rural industrial upgrading-A dual moderation perspective of technological innovation and digital finance. [PDF]
PLoS OneYan B, Yao B, Guo Q, Zhang X.
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Firm turnover under asymmetric information: Tanzania's agro‐dealer sector
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract We study firm turnover (i.e., entry and exit) and its consumer implications in a market characterized by asymmetric information. Using a three‐round census of agro‐dealers in Tanzania's Morogoro Region, we document annual firm entry and exit rates of 33% and 17%, respectively.
Alix Naugler +3 more
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Retraction notice to "The nexus of environmental sustainability and agro-economic performance of Sub-Saharan African countries" [Heliyon 6 (2020) e04878]. [PDF]
HeliyonAdedoyin FF, Alola AA, Bekun FV.
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American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Preserving ecosystem services, along with economic and environmental benefits, will require future landscape policies to identify and incorporate relevant landscape features. In this paper, we investigate the causal effect of agricultural landscape simplification on drought‐related grassland damages.
Marco Ferro +5 more
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What affects rural households' entrepreneurial performance: Formal or informal finance availability? [PDF]
PLoS OneXiang Z, Yin Q, Xue X, Zhang W, Wang X.
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study employs an intersectionality‐informed latent class analysis (LCA) to examine the hidden diversity of discouraged workers in Australia. Drawing on nationally representative data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey, we identified six empirically distinct subgroups defined by intersecting demographic and ...
Sora Lee, Woojin Kang
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Linking entrepreneurial spirit and entrepreneurial environment perception to entrepreneurial intention: Moderation by entrepreneurial role models. [PDF]
PLoS OneXiao B, Wang X, Liu Q, Zhang P.
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Financial development and economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa using system GMM analysis. [PDF]
PLoS OneErgano TY, Rao SP.
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