A Primer on Private Equity at Work: Management, Employment, and Sustainability [PDF]
, 2012 Private equity, hedge funds, sovereign wealth funds and other private pools of capital form part of the growing shadow banking system in the United States; these new financial intermediaries provide an alternative investment mechanism to the traditional ...
Eileen Appelbaum, Rosemary Batt
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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor +3 more
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Private investment under macroeconomic adjustment in Morocco [PDF]
A significant domestic counterpart of Morocco's vigorous external adjustment in the eighties was a decline in fixed capital formation, of which the private sector bore a sizable share.
Muller, Tobias, Schmidt-Hebbel, Klaus
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The Role of Certifications in Improving Household Food Security Among Peruvian Farmers
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Achieving global food security requires sustainable transformations in agri‐food systems. Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) such as Organic and Fairtrade aim to internalize certain social and environmental costs while promoting more equitable value distribution, improved market access, and sustainable production practices.
Lisa‐Marie Schulte, Awudu Abdulai
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DIRECTIONS OF THE STATE-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP ACTIVATION IN THE CONDITIONS OF INVESTMENT AND INNOVATIVE ACTIVITY DEVELOPMENT [PDF]
, 2019 Hanna Komarnytska
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Private Equity, Investment and Financial Constraints – Firm-Level Evidence for France and the United Kingdom [PDF]
The welfare effects of private equity transactions are debated controversially. We analyze the impact of expansion financing and buyouts by private equity investors on investment of portfolio firms in the UK and France – two countries with different ...
Dirk Engel, Joel Stiebale
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Macroeconomics effects of private sector participation in Latin America's infrastructure [PDF]
The authors provide empirical evidence on the impact that private participation in infrastructure has had on key macroeconomic variables in a sample of 21 Latin American countries from 1985-98.
Campos, Javier +3 more
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Advancing European Plant Variety Registration: Data‐Driven Insights and Stakeholder Perspectives
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Efficient plant variety registration is crucial for fostering innovation in the European Union, yet the current regulatory framework is complex and faces calls for reform. This study provides data‐driven evidence to inform the ongoing legislative debate by employing a mixed‐methods approach.
Sergio Urioste Daza +2 more
wiley +1 more source
The Impact of Foreign Debt Financing and Domestic Private Credit Financing, Foreign Direct Investment, Exchange Rate, And Debt Service Ratio to Indonesia Gross Domestic Bruto [PDF]
, 2022 Yohanes Agandhi +3 more
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Trade Reforms, Credibility, and Development [PDF]
This paper analyzes the role of investment policies in regimes undergoing trade liberalization with policy makers of uncertain credibility. We consider an economy producing exportable and importable goods.
Joshua Aizenman
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