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The Herfindahl neutral point: A firm‐level threshold for managing market concentration with evidence from US hog packing

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper derives a firm‐level threshold, the Herfindahl Neutral Point, from the standard concentration index used in merger review. At this threshold, a marginal expansion leaves the index unchanged. Firms below the threshold reduce concentration when they expand; firms above it increase concentration.
Andrew J. Keller, Krishna P. Paudel
wiley   +1 more source

Tax morality and patriotism under public fiscal reform: Evidence from Indonesian MSMES [PDF]

open access: yesPublic and Municipal Finance
Type of the article: Research Article AbstractThe effectiveness of public tax reform in improving tax compliance is shaped not only by institutional and administrative factors, but also by social and humanitarian conditions.
Deranika Ratna Kristiana   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Preferential trading in agriculture: New insights from a structural gravity analysis and machine learning

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Preferential trade agreements (PTAs) contain various non‐tariff provisions, yet identifying their trade effects remains challenging because these commitments are high‐dimensional and strongly correlated within agreements. We estimated a theory‐consistent structural gravity model with domestic flows for 26 agricultural subsectors over 1988–2017
Dongin Kim, Sandro Steinbach
wiley   +1 more source

Do political connections affect firm performance? Evidence from a family-firm-dominated country

open access: yesModern Finance
This study explores whether the family firms outperform nonfamily firms in Bangladesh. Secondly, we test whether family firms with political connections outperform non-connected family firms, given that more than 60 percent of Members of Parliament (MPs)
Muhammad Shahin Miah, Abdullah Al Mahmud
doaj   +1 more source

The role of venture‐financed startups in innovation for US agriculture

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract To evaluate the role played by startup companies in the innovation ecosystem of US agriculture, we compile a unique dataset of 6024 new entrants founded 1987–2019 that details their financing lifecycles, annual economic performance, and patenting activities.
Gregory D. Graff   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Premium subsidy designs and crowding out of insurance demand

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Crop insurance is an important instrument to protect farmers against extreme weather events. Many countries provide subsidies for crop insurance products to make insurance more affordable for farmers. The Federal Crop Insurance Program in the United States and major European crop insurance programs such as in Spain, Italy, and France focus on ...
Tim Philippi
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Audit Quality in Moderating Political Connection and CFO Characteristics on Tax Aggresiveness

open access: yesAFRE (Accounting and Financial Review)
This study aims to examine the role of audit quality in moderating the effect of political connection and CFO characteristics on tax aggressiveness. The population in this study consists of manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange ...
Syifa Amatullah Isymah
doaj   +1 more source

'Democratic Salt River Passage' satirical broadside

open access: yes, 1880
This satirical broadside advertises a "Democratic Salt River Passage" from Headwater Springs, Salt River, to Bandannaville, via Hope for Lorne and Never Return Road.

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Firm turnover under asymmetric information: Tanzania's agro‐dealer sector

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract We study firm turnover (i.e., entry and exit) and its consumer implications in a market characterized by asymmetric information. Using a three‐round census of agro‐dealers in Tanzania's Morogoro Region, we document annual firm entry and exit rates of 33% and 17%, respectively.
Alix Naugler   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Connecting to Green or Connecting to Grey: The Environmental Effect of Political Connections

open access: yesPolish Journal of Environmental Studies
Employing Rule No. 18 of the China Communist Party for independent directors in 2014 as a quasi-exogenous shock, our paper investigates the effects of political connection disruptions on firms’ environmental performance in heavily polluting industries.
Junbing Xu   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

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