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Determinants of product upgrading in Seka Chekorsa District, Jimma Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Cogent Business & Management
Product upgrading is the most viable solution for small holder farmers to increase their income and capture more of the value of their product in the value chain.
Zalalam Lule, Mekdelawit Yeshitila, Mulubrihan Bayissa   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Horse Race of Machine‐Learning Methods to Predict Banking Crises

International Finance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT To examine if one machine‐learning model can consistently elucidate financial vulnerabilities, both over time and across levels of development, this paper applies 13 machine‐learning algorithms to evaluate comparative forecasting performance across several banking crises.
Emile du Plessis
wiley   +1 more source

Transitioning towards sustainable agriculture: analysing the factors and impact of adopting multiple sustainable inputs by paddy farmers in India

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
IntroductionThere is a global priority to ensure food security, environmental conservation and sustainability. The adoption of inputs such as organic manures, biofertilisers, and biopesticides has been widely promoted as a way to enhance agricultural ...
Girish Kumar Jha, Praveen Koovalamkadu Velayudhan, Arti Bhatia, Chinglembi Laishram, Deepak Kumar, Toritseju Begho, Vera Eory   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

CEO Narcissism and Related Party Transactions

Journal of Business Finance &Accounting, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examine the association between CEO narcissism and the likelihood of engaging in related party transactions (RPTs) and its influence on the value implications of these transactions. Furthermore, we investigate the effect of board monitoring on the relationship between CEO narcissism and the value effects of RPTs. We find that CEO narcissism
Anwer S. Ahmed, Bilal Al‐Dah, Mustafa A. Dah, Moataz El‐Helaly   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genetic Parameters and Sex‐Specific Architecture of Observed and Latent Fertility Phenotypes in a Closed Breeding Nucleus of an Arctic Salmonid

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Successful reproduction is a key factor for efficient breeding schemes and sustainable animal farming. Aquaculture breeding programs rely heavily on small fractions of selected breeders to yield large production stocks, given the high fecundity typically observed in these species. In Sweden, Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) is a salmonid with
Fotis Pappas, Martin Johnsson, Paul Vincent Debes, Christos Palaiokostas   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determinants of Innovation in Croatian SMEs – Comparison of Service and Manufacturing Firms

Tržište, 2016
Purpose – In this paper we focus on SMEs in Croatia operating in the manufacturing and services sectors, and seek to compare them in terms of their involvement in innovation activities, and the factors determining their decision to innovate, in general ...
Ljiljana Božić, Pierre Mohnen
doaj  

Understanding the determinants of climate change adaptation choices among smallholder farmers and existing barriers in Metuge district, northern Mozambique

Cogent Food & Agriculture
Climate change poses a significant threat to smallholder farmers in the Metuge district, whose livelihoods depend on rain-fed agriculture. This study examines farmers’ perceptions of climate, adaptation barriers and determinants of adaptation choices ...
Heráclito Rodrigues Comia, Fekadu Beyene Kenee, Serafino Afonso Rui Mucova, Henrique dos Santos Pereira, Fred Charles Nelson, Xadreque Vitorino Macuácua, Olga Herculano de Jesus Maria   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Character and creditworthiness: Unveiling the role of job titles in peer‐to‐peer lending

Journal of Financial Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Using data from the Prosper lending platform, we examine the influence of job‐based trust on credit market dynamics. We find that the generalized trust implied by borrowers' job titles, as a reflection of individuals' ethical and integrity standards in professionals, positively affects listing and loan performance.
Zagdbazar Davaadorj, Bolortuya Enkhtaivan, Wenling Lu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pairwise likelihood inference for the multivariate ordered probit model

, 2019
This paper provides a closed form expression for the pairwise score vector for the multivariate ordered probit model. This result has several implications in likelihood-based inference. It is indeed used both to speed-up gradient based optimization routines for point estimation, and to provide a building block to compute standard errors and confidence ...
Bravo, Martina, Canale, Antonio
openaire   +2 more sources

Household portfolio allocation and stock market beliefs: Evidence from Japanese households

Journal of Financial Research, EarlyView.
Abstract We analyze data from the Keio Household Panel Survey (KHPS) to investigate how individuals' beliefs about financial markets influence current and planned asset holdings. Our results reveal statistically and economically significant relations between specific beliefs and both present asset allocations and accumulation.
Raslan Alzuabi, Daniel Gray
wiley   +1 more source