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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Market‐based solutions are increasingly tested to address aflatoxin issues in peanuts in developing countries. Although previous studies have found that Haitian grocery store shoppers are willing to pay a 21% premium for peanut butter with levels of aflatoxin that meet international standards, no information is available for the much larger ...
Phendy Jacques +2 more
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Do Public Expenditure and Macroeconomic Uncertainty Matter to Private Investment? Evidence from Pakistan [PDF]
This study examines the role of macroeconomic uncertainty and public expenditure in determining private fixed investment in Pakistan. It is found that individual series are nonstationary. There is a long-run relationship between private fixed investment,
Abdul Qayyum, Imtiaz Ahmed
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DFI Working Group on Blended Concessional Finance for Private Sector Projects: Summary Report [PDF]
, 2017 Blended concessional finance for private sector projects is one of the significant tools that Multilateral Development Banks and development finance institutions can use, in cooperation with donors and other development partners, to increase finance for ...
Inter-American Development Bank
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines food price inflation rate convergence among EU27 Member States from 2005 to 2024, focusing on structural breaks, external shocks, and regional disparities. Using panel unit root tests and club convergence analysis, the findings reveal no overall convergence but identify multiple convergence clubs.
Tibor Bareith, Imre Fertő
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Private Investment in Education and Linkage to Future Employment in India: Will the Pandemic Take its Toll? [PDF]
Indian J Labour Econ, 2023 Unni J.
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PRIVATE INVESTMENT AND FINANCIAL SECTOR POLICIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES [PDF]
This paper examines the role of financial sector policies in determining private investment in the economies of India and Malaysia. The results suggest that the presence of significant directed credit programs favoring certain priority sectors in the ...
James Ang
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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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Foreign Private Investment And Economic Growth In Nigeria [PDF]
Despite the increased flow of investment to developing countries in particular, Sub-Sahara African (SSA) countries, Nigeria inclusive, are still characterized by low per-capita income, high unemployment rates and low and falling growth rates of GDP ...
Tokunbo S. OSINUBI +1 more
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How do sovereign credit rating changes affect private investment [PDF]
, 2014 [[abstract]]Sovereign credit rating changes have an influence on real private investment of re-rated countries. We find significant increases in private investment growth following upgrades in sovereign ratings.
陳聖賢;Chen, Sheng-Syan;陳獻儀;Chen, Hsien-Yi;張眾卓;Chang, Chong-Chuo;楊淑玲;Yang, Shu-Ling
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World Investment and Political Risk 2009 [PDF]
, 2009 Political risk is a top concern for corporate foreign investors from industrialized but also developing countries when venturing into emerging markets. At the same time, these investors maintain a positive
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
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