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Non-farm enterprise productivity and spatial autocorrelation in rural Africa : evidence from Ethiopia and Nigeria
Owoo, Nkechi S.; Naudé, Wim - 2014
proximate farm and non-farm enterprises. To test for the presence and significance of such spatial autocorrelation we use data … (NGHS). We find evidence of significant spatial autocorrelation. Productivity of non-farm enterprises is widely dispersed … productive. In Nigeria, we find evidence for spatial autocorrelation at the individual enterprise level but not at the community …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010379209
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Increasing weather risk : fact of fiction?
Wang, Weining; Bobojonov, Ihtiyor B.; Härdle, Wolfgang; … - 2011
It is an undisputed fact that weather risk increases over time due to climate change. However, qualification of this statement with regard to the type of weather risk and geographical location is needed. We investigate the application of novel statistical tools for assessing changes in weather...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009379509
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Land rental markets and household farms in transition : theory and evidence from Hungary
Swinnen, Johan F. M. (contributor);  … - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001785265
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Millers, commission agents and collusion in grain auction markets : evidence from basmati auctions in North India
Banerji, A. (contributor); Meenakshi, J. V. (contributor) - 2004
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002584418
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Forecasting profitability
Rosenzweig, Mark; Udry, Christopher - 2013
We use newly-available Indian panel data to estimate how the returns to planting-stage investments vary by rainfall realizations. We show that the forecasts significantly affect farmer investment decisions and that these responses account for a substantial fraction of the inter-annual...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009782148
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What motivates farm couples to seek off-farm labour? : a logit analysis of job transitions
Biørn, Erik; Bjørnsen, Hild-Marte - 2013
In this paper some labour market consequences of transitions in the agriculture sector are examined by combining a 20 … market transitions ; agriculture ; panel data ; markov chain ; logit analysis ; state dependence ; multiple job-holding …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009725533
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Heterogeneous paths of structural transformation
Nguyen, Duc - 2022
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013419081
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The causal effect of agritourism on farm survival
Firgo, Matthias; Pennerstorfer, Dieter - 2023
We use two waves of census data with detailed farm characteristics for the total population of Austrian farms to examine the causal effect of agritourism on farm survival. To account for self-selection into agritourism, we use regional variation in tourism intensity that is exogenous to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014512398
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Fattori quasi fissi e produttività totale dei fattori in agricoltura : teoria e applicazione ad una impresa marchigiana ex-mezzadrile
Esposti, Roberto; Pierani, Pierpaolo; Sotte, Franco - 1995
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000906439
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Modelling the relationship between government policy, economic growth, and deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon
Andersen, Lykke E. - 1997
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000956304