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Do farmers chooseto be inefficient? evidence from Bicol, Philippines [PDF]

Farming households that differ in their ability, or willingness to take on risks are likely to make different decisions when allocating resources, and effort among income-producing activities, with consequences for productivity.
Larson, Donald F., Plessmann, Frank
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Study on the export pattern and export potential of agricultural products from China to RCEP countries—an empirical study based on gravity model

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Agricultural trade is fundamental to human sustenance and economic development, serving as a critical pillar of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
Lei Shi, Lei Shi, Shixue Zhang, Shabir Mohsin Hashmi   +3 more
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Kenya’s macroeconomic policies and trade efficiency within the East African Community: A stochastic frontier analysis

Research in Globalization
Despite Kenya dominating trade volumes in the East African Community (EAC), it has been trading below its potential within the region. This is also in spite of the increased scope of the country’s trade opportunities resulting from the region’s increased
Anthony Njoroge Muriu, Paul Mugambi Joshua, Moses Mutharime Mwito   +2 more
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Asian Trade Structures and Trade Potential : An Initial Analysis of South and East Asian Trade [PDF]

A frontier of potential trade is constructed for trade flows from a world trade matrix of trade determinants to compare East Asian trade performance with that of South Asia.
Kaliappa Kalirajan, Peter Drysdale, Shiro Armstrong   +2 more
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Cosmology with the Square Kilometre Array by SKA-Japan

, 2016
In the past several decades, the standard cosmological model has been established and its parameters have been measured to a high precision, while there are still many of the fundamental questions in cosmology; such as the physics in the very early ...
Ichiki, Kiyotomo, Kohri, Kazunori, Namikawa, Toshiya, Oyama, Yoshihiko, Sekiguchi, Toyokazu, Shimabukuro, Hayato, Takahashi, Keitaro, Takahashi, Tomo, Yamauchi, Daisuke, Yokoyama, Shuichiro, Yoshikawa, Kohji   +10 more
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Evaluating the Efficiency of Iran Handmade Carpet Export by Using Gravity Model with Stochastic Frontier Approach

Abstract Persian carpet has been known as one of the most prominent manifestations of Iranian art and culture over years, and has always had a unique position in the export basket of Iran. This art possesses a significant share of the value of non-oil exports.
Nooshin Khani Garie Gapy, Meysam Mosayee, Effat Hajian   +2 more
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International Trade and its Effects on Economic Growth in China [PDF]

International trade, as a major factor of openness, has made an increasingly significant contribution to economic growth. Chinese international trade has experienced rapid expansion together with its dramatic economic growth which has made the country to
Heshmati, Almas, Sun, Peng
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Multi-point functions of weighted cubic maps

, 2015
We study the geodesic two- and three-point functions of random weighted cubic maps, which are obtained by assigning random edge lengths to random cubic planar maps.
Ambjorn, Jan, Budd, Timothy
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The impact mechanism of MRLs standards harmonization on China’s tea export trade—evidence from RCEP countries

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
The RCEP countries are key markets for China’s tea exports, and the harmonization of Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) standards for pesticides between China and these countries significantly impacts China’s tea trade.
Miao Wenjun, Huo Zenghui, Chen Fuqiao, Zhang Mei   +3 more
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Unpacking Sources of Comparative Advantage: A Quantitative Approach [PDF]

This paper develops an approach for quantifying the importance of different sources of comparative advantage for country welfare. To explain patterns of specialization, I present a multi-country trade model that extends Eaton and Kortum (2002) to predict
Davin Chor
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