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THE ROLE OF PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN THE TRANSITION TO A CIRCULAR AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY IN THE EUROPEAN UNION [PDF]

Oradea Journal of Business and Economics
Based on the international pressure to achieve climate neutrality and the need to adhere to a sustainable economic framework, the EU faces dilemmas related to the efficient mobilization of capital for the circular economy.
Claudia Diana SABĂU-POPA, Alexandra Maria BELE   +1 more
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Livestock Tango: U.S. and Latin America Dance Together, but Who Will Lead?

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the competitiveness between Latin American and U.S. livestock and meat sectors. We employ a computable general equilibrium modeling framework to evaluate two scenarios: coordinated improvements in Latin American productivity, transport efficiency, and market access (Scenario I), and the minimum productivity gains required ...
Taís C. Menezes, Amanda M. Countryman, Dustin L. Pendell   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The investment climate and the firm : firm-level evidence from China [PDF]

The importance of a country's"investment climate"for economic growth has recently received much attention. The authors address the general lack of appropriate data for measuring the investment climate and its effects.
Hallward-Driemeier, Mary, Lixin Colin Xu, Wallsten, Scott   +2 more
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Kenyan Farmers' Policy Priorities During Economic Crisis and Stability: Insights From a Best‐Worst Scaling Experiment

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amid rising food and fertilizer prices, understanding farmers' policy preferences is critical for effective crisis response. We use best‐worst scaling experiment to assess Kenyan mobile‐owning crop farmers' preferences for government support under high and normal price scenarios.
Mywish K. Maredia, John Olwande, Jacob Ricker‐Gilbert, David L. Mather, Nicole M. Mason   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Improving methods estimation of the investment climate of the country

Статистика и экономика, 2016
This article discusses the key problems of assessing the country’s investment climate. The subject in the light of recent political events, has received increased attention.
E. V. Ryabinin, E. A. Hudorenko
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Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková, Michiel van Dijk, Robert M'Barek, Hans van Meijl, Tomas Ratinger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Robust investment climate effects on alternative firm-level productivity measures [PDF]

Developing countries are increasingly concerned about improving country competitiveness and productivity, as they face the increasing pressures of globalization and attempt to improve economic growth and reduce poverty.
Alvaro Escribano, J. Luis Guasch
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Why Didn't I Get a Payout? Understanding Farmer Choices, Index Insurance, and Basis Risk

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Index insurance, while heralded as a potential solution to alleviate poverty and food insecurity among agricultural households, has its own set of challenges, notably basis risk. Basis risk is the discrepancy between the insurance payout and losses incurred, posing a significant deterrent to the adoption of index insurance.
S. Lucille Blakeley, Sean Posey, Kathy Baylis, Daniel Osgood, Stuart Sweeney   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Climate risk and firms’ R&D investment: Evidence from China

International Review of Economics & Finance
This paper investigates the impact of regional climate risk on firms' R&D investment using data from 23854 firm-year in China from 2008 to 2021. We find that regional climate risk has a significantly negative impact on firms' R&D investment, which shows ...
Yong Wang, Chao Wang
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USE OF LOGISTIC REGRESSION IN IDENTIFYING PRIORITIES FOR REGIONAL INVESTMENT POLICY IN RESPECT OF FOREIGN INVESTORS IN THE REGIONS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Статистика и экономика, 2016
This paper focuses on the problems of the study of the investment climate in the country and the regions. Since the possibility of statistical assessment of the investment climate is itself under discussion due to the subjectivity of instruments used to ...
Lilia V. Matraeva
doaj   +1 more source