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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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Quantile Regression with Censoring and Endogeneity [PDF]
In this paper, we develop a new censored quantile instrumental variable (CQIV) estimator and describe its properties and computation. The CQIV estimator combines Powell (1986) censored quantile regression (CQR) to deal semiparametrically with censoring ...
Amanda Kowalski +2 more
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Fecundidad y Oferta Laboral femenina en el Uruguay: Un Enfoque Económico [PDF]
Población y Salud en Mesoamérica, 2010 En el presente trabajo se analizan los determinantes conjuntos de las decisiones de fecundidad y oferta laboral femenina de los hogares uruguayos. En base a los datos de la Encuesta sobre Situaciones Familiares y Desempeños Sociales en Montevideo y Área ...
Rossi, Máximo +2 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Smallholder farmers are reverting to traditional production methods due to the high opportunity costs and unintended consequences of new technologies. This study focuses on row planting technology, which is labor‐intensive and slow without mechanized operations.
Emmanuel Tetteh Jumpah +4 more
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AgricultureThis work aimed to identify the locational, territorial and financial characteristics that impact the profitability of companies in the Spanish pig sector. The data were extracted from the SABI database, which contains economic and financial information.
Alba Cardil +2 more
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Endogenous Time Preference and Endogenous Growth [PDF]
International Economic Journal, 1994 The present paper develops a one-sector aggregate endogenous growth model with intertemporal preference dependence. The resultant model possesses the fundamental property of growth convergence, in the sense that countries with identical parameters regarding technology, preference, and government policy will converge to a steady state with the same ...
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Cordillera Administrative Region in the Philippines is home to terraced rice embedded in centuries of cultural heritage. However, weak market incentives threaten sustained production, jeopardizing indigenous communities' cultural heritage and the in situ biodiversity of rice genetic resources.
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
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Growth of Omnichannel Grocery Retailing and Food Prices
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines the effects of the growth of omnichannel grocery retailing on food prices. We first develop a conceptual model of consumer choice and retailer pricing that allows us to evaluate changes in equilibrium prices, quantities, and profits with online channel growth and alternative pricing strategies.
Xiangwen Kong +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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How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan +3 more
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