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We study the real-time characteristics and drivers of jumps in option prices. To this end, we employ high frequency data from the 24-hour E-mini S&P 500 options market. We find that option prices do not jump simultaneously across strikes and maturities and are uncorrelated with jumps in the...
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This paper estimates the preferences of farmers for cattle traits in southern Burkina Faso using Conjoint analysis, a … West African country where literacy is low, where cattle perform multiple functions, where low-input management is the norm …, and where cattle are exposed to a number of tropical diseases and other environmental stresses. The results reflect the …
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More cattle, less deforestation? Land use intensification in the Amazon is an unexpected phenomenon. Theories of hollow …. Yet between 1996 and 2006 productivity of cattle grew by an astounding 57.5% in the average Amazon municipality. Does … rising land productivity of cattle increase deforestation? I use secondary data and spatial econometrics to look for evidence …
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Since independence, India has come a long way from being a food-deficit to a food surplus country. With its varied agro-climatic conditions and large production base, the country has become a leading exporter of fresh and processed food products. The Indian government is keen to promote exports...
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The widespread use of pesticides in agriculture provides a particularly complex pattern of multidimensional negative side-effects, ranging from food safety related effects to the deterioration of farmland ecosystems. The assessment of the economic implications of such negative processes is...
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