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Debt load as a fundamental factor of changes in the conditions of global economic development

open access: yesВестник университета
The relevance of the problems investigated in the article is determined by the fact that the world economy fragmentation worsens its dynamics, but its actual fragility became relevant after the global crisis of 2008–2009.
E. N. Smirnov
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How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Commodity Market Reforms : Lessons of Two Decades [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
Structural reform of the economies of developing countries has been in the forefront of development interest since the early 1980s.
Varangis, Panos   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Drivers of Farmers' Contract Compliance Behavior: Evidence From a Case Study of Dangote Tomato Processing Plant in Northern Nigeria

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Contract farming is a viable strategy agribusinesses rely on to strengthen coordination across actors in the value chain. However, low contract compliance remains a significant setback to agribusinesses' contract performance in low‐ and middle‐income country context.
Umar Shehu Umar   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Commodity risk management and development [PDF]

open access: yes
In 1995, 57 countries depended on three commodities for more than half their exports, reports UNCTAD. And commodities, fuels, grains, and oilseeds are important imports for several countries. The notorious volatility of commodity prices is a major source
Varangis, Panos   +2 more
core  

Examining the determinants of global and local price passthrough in cereal markets: evidence from DCC-GJR-GARCH and panel analyses

open access: yesAgricultural and Food Economics, 2020
Existing literature has not yet identified the common determinants of price volatility transmission in agricultural commodities from international to local markets and has rarely investigated the role of self-sufficiency measures in the context of ...
Jin Guo, Tetsuji Tanaka
doaj   +1 more source

Agricultural Diversification at the Margin. Strategies and Determinants in Italian Mountain and Remote Areas

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the convergence in on‐farm diversification strategies of agricultural holdings, between remote areas and more central ones. Using Italian farm‐level data, we explore the determinants of diversification strategies across farms.
Gianluca Grilli   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Convenience Yield and Commodity Markets. [PDF]

open access: yes
This article explains the role of the convenience yield in the relationships linking spot and futures prices in commodity derivatives markets. First, this variable restores the non arbitrage relationship between the prices of the underlying asset and the
Lautier, Delphine
core  

Agricultural Markets and Risks : Management of the Latter, Not the Former [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
The authors review the historical relationship between the work of applied economists, and policymakers, and the institutions that came to characterize the commodity, and risk markets of the 1980s. These
Varangis, Panos   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Testing the Granger causality for commodity mutual funds in Poland and commodity prices

open access: yesQuantitative Methods in Economics, 2012
The recent increase in commodity price levels has resulted in the launch of a number of new commodity funds also in Poland. Since these funds do not have long quotation records, the study designed to answer the question whether changes in prices of ...
Monika Krawiec
doaj  

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