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Ethnic Intermarriage among Immigrants: Human Capital and Assortative Mating [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper analyzes the determinants of interethnic marriages among immigrants in the United States. The dependent variable is intermarriage across ethnic groups and the inclusion of the explanatory variables is justified by a simple rational choice ...
Houseworth, Christina A.   +1 more
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How Does Cultural and Colonial Heritage Affect Optimal Branding Strategies? Evidence From the Rice Sector in Senegal

open access: yesAgribusiness, 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

Social inequalities in rural oral health: social capital and SDOH according to the severity of dental caries in Peru. [PDF]

open access: yesFront Public Health
Salas-Huamani JR   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Local Human Capital Index in the South Transdanubian Region

open access: yes, 2016
The authors addressed the spatial analysis of the human capital of settlements in the South Transdanubian region. It is widely agreed by researchers that especially endogenous regional development relies highly on local assets, among them local human ...
Barna, Róbert   +3 more
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The Relationship Between Interest Rates and Agricultural Commodity Price Dynamics

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The U.S. Federal Reserve has undertaken several interest rate interventions in the past decade. This study explores the relationship between U.S. corn and soybean prices and Federal Reserve monetary policy interventions, in the short and long run.
Zhining Sun, Ani L. Katchova
wiley   +1 more source

Farmers' Financial Literacy—Scale Development and Linkages to Accounting Practices and Financial Outcomes

open access: yesAgribusiness, 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

The Effect of Human Capital on Human Development Index in Turkey: An Empirical Analysis

open access: yes
In recent years, Human Development Index (HDI) is one of the most crucial indeces used to measure the level of development of countries. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of education and health expenditures, which are the most fundamental components of human capital on HDI.
Kırer, Sılva Lecuna Hale   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

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