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Journal of Economic Development, Environment and People, 2018 The private sector is the primary source of local development in developing countries. Previous research in developing countries has documented many factors contributing to firm-level efficiency.
Linh PHAM
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Hotelling¡¯s Location Model in Mixed Duopoly [PDF]
We investigate a mixed duopoly market where a welfare-maximizing public firm competes against a profit-maximizing private firm, using a linear-city location-then-price model with linear transportation costs. We find that, compared with the results in the
Yuanzhu Lu
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Mixed oligopoly, public firm behavior, and free private entry [PDF]
, 2012 © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reservedWe analyze a mixed oligopoly with free entry by private firms, assuming that a public firm maximizes an increasing function of output, subject to a break-even constraint.
Crémer +9 more
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Traceability of Agri‐Food Products: The Key to Conscious Trade
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Globalization and growing concerns about sustainability have led to improvements in product traceability, quality, and sustainability. Traceability contributes to environmental protection and supports sustainable development by fostering transparency in agricultural practices and encouraging the responsible use of resources.
Scarlett Queen Almeida Bispo +5 more
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Ownership and High-Growth Firms [PDF]
Empirical studies demonstrate that most net job-growth originates from a small number of high-growth firms (HGFs). The purpose of this paper is to analyze whether firm ownership – family, or private non-family – matters for being a HGF, using data ...
Bjuggren, Carl Magnus +2 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT While ESG (environmental, social, and governance) is emphasized among listed companies for their stakeholders and ESG disclosures, ESG engagement among unlisted companies has been rarely examined due to data limitations. This is particularly problematic for the agri‐food industry that has significant impacts on the environment and consists ...
Ying Wang, Satoru Shimokawa
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Exploring the linear and nonlinear impact of corporate social responsibility on firm value
International Journal of Engineering Business ManagementPurpose: This study investigates the complex relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and firm value, addressing the inconsistencies in previous research.
Davood Askarany +3 more
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Public versus private debt: confidentiality, control, and product markets [PDF]
The authors examine a firm's choice between public and private debt in a model where the firm's financing source affects its product market behavior. Two effects are examined.
Alexander W. Butler, Mitchell Berlin
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Distribution channel strategies in a mixed market [PDF]
, 2015 This paper studies equilibrium channel strategies in a mixed market with a public firm and a private firm. The public firm is concerned with social welfare, while the private firm aims to maximize its own profit.
Bian, Junsong, Guo, Xiaolei, Li, Kevin
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U.S. Consumer Preferences for Cage‐Free Eggs and Hen Housing Policies
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Farm animal welfare (FAW) continues to be a divisive issue in the egg industry. In the United States, 10 states and most major retailers have implemented policies or voluntary pledges to transition to 100% cage‐free egg sales. We use best‐worst scaling and discrete choice experiments to evaluate U.S.
Vincenzina Caputo +3 more
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