Agricultural credit risk migration is examined using loan records gathered from four agricultural lenders. Results indicate that lender risk ratings are much more stable than ratings based on credit scores estimated from financial statements, highlighting the importance played by nonfinancial...

Using empirical default probabilities and profitability distributions, a simulation model is developed to identify the long‐term value of relationships among differing credit rating and loan amount groups. According to the results generated from a set of lending relationships, agricultural...

The adoption of several basic financial management practices is examined for a group of New York dairy farms. The study provides estimates of the extent to which various business analysis and control, investment analysis and decision making, and capital acquisition practices have been adopted....

Agricultural credit risk migration is examined using loan records gathered from four agricultural lenders. Results indicate that lender risk ratings are much more stable than ratings based on credit scores estimated from financial statements, highlighting the importance played by nonfinancial...

Using empirical default probabilities and profitability distributions, a simulation model is developed to identify the long-term value of relationships among differing credit rating and loan amount groups. According to the results generated from a set of lending relationships, agricultural...

Borrower-level data from 963 agricultural lending relationships are used to examine how several factors influence the costs and returns of extending agricultural credit. The results provide estimates of the costs and returns of agricultural lending and the extent to which these costs and returns...

This dissertation studies different aspects of organization theory and resource allocation decisions within the household. Each of the three chapters builds a different theoretical model in which different aspects of organizations and the household are analyzed.

Economic development hinges importantly on technological advances. Despite impressive modern technology, there remain extreme spatial disparities in innovation and access to technology across the globe. Bridging the related development gaps requires the public and private sectors to bridge...

Financial globalization has made monetary policy formulation in emerging market economies increasingly complicated. This timely set of studies looks at the turmoil in global financial markets, which coupled with volatile inflation poses serious challenges for central banks in these countries....