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ofinternational trade theory. Focusing on general equilibrium frameworks stems from the insight that economicinternationalisation in … market issues established by human capital theory with the general equilibrium-leddebate on trade and the functional … ofinternational trade theory. Focusing on general equilibrium frameworks stems from the insight that economicinternationalisation in …
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A new strand of literature has recently sought to investigate possible links between technological changes, observed modifications to firms' organizational structure and the evolution of the wage gap between skilled and unskilled workers. After a brief overview of such approaches, this essay...
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Introduction to the theory of international trade and finance with applications to current policy issues. From the ….e. international trade, and what determines the flow of savings and investments from one country to another, i.e. international finance …
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the complete risk management process. An Example from a mechanical engineering company is used for the final validation of …
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. It suggest a microeconometric method for measuring flooding related risk preferences of affectedindividuals. The method …-experimental approach to measure differences in the risk attitudes of farmers located in highflooding risk areas versus farmers located in … low flooding risk areas is followed. Changes in flooding risk relatedbehaviour over time is analysed and marginal effects …
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-Walrasian disequilibrium approach and describe optimizing agents. These agents use chance constraints which depict a Cash Flow at Risk approach …
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In the United States the 1996 agricultural policy reform ushered in market-oriented farm policies and also gave farmers a seven-year lump-sum payment that was not tied to production. Some scholars argue that farm program payments have changed the distribution of income among farm households. Our...
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Participation in government programs has a mild impact on the economic well-being of U.S. farm households. Major factors that determine farm household prosperity are the primary operator's education level and ethnicity, education level of the spouse, and other characteristics such as forward...
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mediated by level of social mistrust and/or risk profile of the mother. Using state-level data from several sources, the 2000 …, the effect of their intra-racial income inequality on their IMRs was found to be mediated by the risk profile of the …
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Much farm financial risk research has involved the application of "credit-scoring" models. We approach the issue of … measuring financial risk by using the actual interest rates charged on agricultural loans reported in the USDA's ARMS survey as … market-based measures of the financial risk associated with individual farm operations. A simultaneous equations model …
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