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Foreign labor, peer‐networking and agricultural efficiency in the Italian dairy sector
Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract While the presence of immigrants in the agricultural sector is widely acknowledged, the empirical evidence on its economic consequences is lacking, especially from a microeconomic perspective. Using the Farm Accountancy Data Network panel data for Italian dairy farms in the period 2008–2018, the present study investigates the relationship ...
Federico Antonioli +2 more
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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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Managing the endogeneity problem of the market structure: a study on banking competition
Economic Journal of Emerging Markets, 2015 Recent literature suggests that the market structure is an endogenous variable that is determined by a firm’s behaviour and the competitive environment of the industry.
Tri Mulyaningsih +2 more
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Ageing and personal retirement savings plan participation with heterogeneity in preferences: The Portuguese case [PDF]
, 2007 This paper analyses the relationship between ageing and personal retirement savings plan participation in the Portuguese population, taking into account heterogeneity and endogeneity in preferences. A mixed logit model is used to analyse the determinants
Barros, CP, Caporale, GM, Garcia, MTM
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Does Contract Farming Improve Diet Quality? The Case of Senegalese Smallholders
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The institution of contract farming has gained prominence in most developing countries owing to its numerous benefits. While several studies have already highlighted the welfare benefits of contract farming, very few have investigated the effects on diet quality, despite poor quality diets being a serious challenge in most parts of the ...
Francis E. Ndip, Takeshi Sakurai
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U.S. Sweetener Demand Analysis: A QUAIDS Model Application
Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2016 We estimate the expenditure, price, and Engel parameters for the major U.S. caloric sweeteners (sugar, high-fructose corn syrup [HFCS], and glucose), for the 1975Ð2013 period using the quadratic almost ideal demand system (QUAIDS).
Prithviraj Lakkakula +2 more
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Characteristics of the Board of Directors and Corporate Financial Performance—Empirical Evidence
Economies, 2023 The objectives of the research are to investigate the characteristics of the Board of Directors on the financial performance of the enterprise using sample data from 52 construction and real estate enterprises listed on the Vietnam stock exchange in the ...
Van Chien Nguyen, Thi Ngoc Thuan Huynh
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A Dynamic Look at Subprime Loan Performance [PDF]
, 2005 Does delinquency have any predictive power for the future performance of a mortgage? Analysis of a sample of subprime mortgages from the Loanperformance database on securitized private-label pool collateral using a two-step estimation procedure to ...
Danis, Michelle A. +1 more
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, 2002 The productive systems and markets need a global dimension. The State is losing its power because of multinational corporations, advances in information technology and transportation. The scenario of growing competencies between firms and territories, the processes of capital accumulation and development are conditioned by several key factors that ...
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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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