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Seeds of change: The impact of Ethiopia's direct seed marketing approach on smallholders' seed purchases and productivity

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract While multiple factors explain low adoption rates of improved varieties by small‐scale farmers in sub‐Saharan Africa, a key supply‐side constraint is the limited availability of seed embodying new traits in the volume, quality, price, and timeliness required by farmers. This constraint is partly attributable to classical failures in the market
Dawit Mekonnen, Gashaw T. Abate, Seid Yimam, Rui Benfica, David J. Spielman, Frank Place   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Determinants of Private Fixed Investment and the Relationship between Public and Private Capital Accumulation in Turkey [PDF]

The purpose of this study is to analyse the determinants of private fixed investment spending in Turkey over the period 1970–96, which covers years of both financial repression and financial liberalisation.
Krishna Rao Akkina, Mehmet Ali Celebi
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Accounting for animal health in efficiency analysis: An application to Swedish dairy farms

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Poor animal health is a central concern in modern livestock production. Despite the necessity to incorporate animal health in efficiency analysis, the theoretical and empirical developments are limited on this subject. This article appropriately characterizes the axiomatic properties of animal health within a production framework.
Frederic Ang, Enoch Owusu‐Sekyere, Karin Alvåsen, Helena Hansson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

BANKS' CREDITS AND PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN IRAN [PDF]

فصلنامه پژوهش‌های اقتصادی ایران, 2003
This paper has been extracted from a research project entitled: " A Survey of the Effects of Bank' Credits on Private Investment in Iran and Explanation of Its reasons." In order to do this, we studied the, neoclassics theories of investment.
Mostafa Salimifar, Masoud Ghavi
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Public infrastructure and private investment in the Middle East and North Africa [PDF]

The authors examine the impact of public infrastructure on private capital formation in three countries of the Middle East and North Africa-Egypt, Jordan, and Tunisia. They highlight various channels through which public infrastructure may affect private
Yousef, Tarik M., Nabli, Mustapha K., Agenor, Pierre-Richard   +2 more
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Redistributive land reforms, agricultural productivity, and structural change: New cross‐national evidence

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Large‐scale land reforms constitute a substantial redistribution of wealth and reallocation of agricultural land, which is a major form of asset and production input in developing countries. While land redistribution (from the rich to the poor) remains a highly controversial issue, extensive evidence on its effect is limited.
Devashish Mitra, Abdulaziz B. Shifa, Lan Anh Tong, Mehmet A. Ulubasoglu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Governance and Private Investment in the Middle East and North Africa [PDF]

This paper addresses the issue of the low level of private investment in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, with special emphasis on the role of governance.
NABLI, Marie-Ange VEGANZONES-VAROUDAKIS, Ahmet Faruk AYSAN   +2 more
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The Linkage Between Public and Private Investment: A Co-integration Analysis of a Panel of Developing Countries [PDF]

This study uses panel data from 19 developing countries from 1980 to 1997 to examine the impact of public investment on private investment. A model is developed to identify both the short run and long-run effects of public investment on private ...
Lutfi Erden, Randall G. Holcombe
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Choice experiments on land managers' participation in environmental programs: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of estimate validity

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Discrete choice experiments are increasingly being used to estimate land managers' willingness to accept participation in incentive‐based environmental programs. This is a specific application of discrete choice experiments: the estimation of willingness to accept for a private good (program participation) where respondents have to make trade ...
Anastasio J. Villanueva, Angel Perni, Jesus Barreiro‐Hurle   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of remittance inflows on private investment in developing economies: The role of instituitional quality

Tạp chí Khoa học Đại học Mở Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh - Kinh tế và Quản trị kinh doanh
In addition to Official Development Aid (ODA) and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), remittances play a crucial role in the economic activities of developing economies. At the same time, private investment is an essential driver of economic growth.
Nguyễn Văn Bổn, Chu Thị Thanh Trang, Trần Thị Kim Oanh, Lê Vĩnh Thịnh   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source