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PROBIT MODEL ANALYSIS OF SMALLHOLDERâ€™S FARMERS DECISION TO USE AGROCHEMICAL INPUTS IN GWAGWALADA AND KUJE AREA COUNCILS OF FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY, ABUJA, NIGERIA

Alabi, Omotayo Olugbenga; Lawal, Alimi Folorunsho; … - In: International Journal of Food and Agricultural … 2, 1

This study examined Probit model analysis of smallholderâ€™s farmers decision to use agrochemical inputs in Gwagwalada … two-stage sampling technique. Data obtained were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Probit model. Eight estimators … Probit model were found statistically significant. Results show that the probability of using agrochemical inputs increases …

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FACTORS INFLUENCING ADOPTION DECISIONS OF MAIZE FARMERS IN NIGERIA

Fadare, Olusegun Ayodeji; Akerele, Dare; Toritseju, Begho - In: International Journal of Food and Agricultural … 2, 3

Bureau of Statistics and the World Bank for 2010/2011 cropping season with descriptive statistics and probit model as tools …

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Labour Discrimination as a Symptom of HIV: Experimental Evaluation: The Greek Case

Drydakis, Nick - Department of Economics, University of Crete

In the present study, we conducted the first ever Correspondence Test in order to test whether job applicants who voluntarily disclose their HIV infections face prejudices in the selection process in Greece. Resumes differing only in an applicant’s health status were faxed to advertised job...

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Womenâ??s Sexual Orientation and Labor Market Outcomes

Drydakis, Nick - Department of Economics, University of Crete

This study relies on a field experiment to provide the first evidence on the relationship between women being lesbian and their hiring prospects in Greece. The data analyzed supports the findings of previous experiments, indicating that lesbians face hiring discrimination. The estimated...

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The time-varying prediction of successful mergers

BARONE-ADESI, Giovanni; CORVASCE, Giuseppe

The dynamics of the physical probability of firms that undertake a stock swap merger is developed through a simple model. Using a sample of 1090 deals from 1992 to 2008, we show how movements in target stock prices are informative of the success or failure of a stock swap merger and how...

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