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Co-innovation: what are the success factors?

Bremmers, Harry J.; Sabidussi, Anna - 2009

The problem we address in this paper is that in projects focusing on public-private cooperation to stimulate innovation in theNetherlands, initiatives often lack continuation after the study-phase. We extracted possible influencing variables from business and (transaction)cost economic...

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The decision to invest and the investment level: An application to Dutch glasshouse horticulture firms

Oskam, Arie J.; Goncharova, Natalia V.; Verstegen, Jos … - 2009

Investment models typically explain only a small share of the total investmentvariation within or between firms. A … the level of investment. Inthis paper, a two-steps theoretical framework and estimation procedure are developed to … takeinto account the different nature of both decisions. ‘Nearly zero’ investments are consideredto be small replacement or …

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Optimal strategies for the development of microfinance in Korea and the impact of microfinance

Yoon, Youngeun - 2010

results into the real microcredit world.Next, this paper outlines the impact of microfinance on the income level of the poor …This paper mainly focuses on finding optimal strategies for the development of microfinance in Korea and on predicting … the impact of microfinance in the future.First, this paper reviews and assesses the impact of microfinance in Korea. I …

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Influences on financial decision making among the rural poor in Bangladesh

Jackson, Laurel R. - University of Western Sydney; College of Business; … - 2010

trials of microfinance offerings (Morduch 1998; Ferrari 2008; Hoque 2008). Financial dealings within this context are known … to be complex (Matin, Hulme et al. 1999; Rutherford 2002) and, despite the rapid growth of microfinance, these financial …

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14.661 Labor Economics I, Fall 2006

Pischke, Jorn-Steffen; Angrist, Joshua - 2006

Neoclassical analysis of the labor market and its institutions. A systematic development of the theory of labor supply, labor demand, and human capital. Topics discussed also include wage and employment determination, turnover, search, immigration, unemployment, equalizing differences, and...

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Financing smallholder agribusiness in Zambia: an economic analysis of the ZATAC model

Salin, Victoria (contributor) - 2008

This study investigates the case of a Zambian institution providing credit for smallholder agribusiness … commercialization and compares this lender’s model with the major microfinance institutions, to identify specific mechanisms employed by …

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Improving the Quality of Women’s Gold in Mali, West Africa: The Case of Shea

Perakis, Sonja Melissa - 2009

The collection, primary processing, and subsequent sale of shea-based products make an important contribution to rural women’s cash income in many of Mali’s shea producing areas. Internationally, shea has recently become popular in high-valued cosmetics thanks to its therapeutic...

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BRANDING REGIONAL IDENTITY AS A DRIVER FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Messely, Lies; Dessein, Joost; Lauwers, Ludwig H. - 2009

Within the globalizing world, regions and their identities are subjected to greatpressure. At present, places are engaged in a process of “territorial competition” inan integrated world economy. The identity of the region can be used as a startingpoint to brand a region and differentiate it...

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FROM THE CONCEPT OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL AGRICULTURE TO THE MEASURE OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL FARMING

Blasi, E.; Cicatiello, C.; Passeri, N. - 2009

The objective of this paper is to deeply analyze some of the theoretical andmethodological implications linked to the definition, the characterization, theevaluation and the estimation of the economic results of a multifunction agriculturalfarm. A deep study of these aspects seems essential for...

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Information Technology and Rural Market Performance in Central India

Goyal, Aparajita - 2008

How do improvements in information impact market performance? This dissertation examines the effect of an innovative initiative launched by a private company in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Beginning in October 2000, it set up 1700 internet kiosks and 45 warehouses that provide...

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