Am Beispiel der Provinz Chiapas im südlichen Mexiko untersuchen die Autoren den Zusammenhang zwischen der bäuerlichen Kenntnis von Boden- und Saatgutunterschieden beim Maisanbau im Hinblick auf ihre Produktionsentscheidung. Mit 32 angebauten unterschiedlichen Maissorten ist Mexiko ein...

This article employs a Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) to analyse the economic structure of a rural economy using 1982 household data from a major migrant-sending village in Central Mexico. The results highlight the central role of both internal and international migration on the village economy,...

Essentials of Applied Econometrics prepares students for a world in which more data surround us every day and in which econometric tools are put to diverse uses. Written for students in economics and for professionals interested in continuing an education in econometrics, this succinct text not...

Controlling for the endogeneity of activity choice and considering both household-head and family schooling, we find evidence of high returns from schooling in both crop and noncrop activities. As schooling levels increase, the returns from schooling shift away from crop production. Failure to...