Agriculture is the main sector of the economy in Côte d'Ivoire, employing 48.3% of the country's total workforce. It represents more than 70% of exports and accounts for 23.4% of the country's GDP. Côte d'Ivoire is the world's main exporter of cocoa, with a 33% share of global production....

The economic theory states that as income rises, households tend to substitute traditional solid biomass cooking fuels with transitional and modern clean cooking fuels. However, in the case of Kenya, one of the few lucky African countries enjoying high growth rates whit a positive impact on the...

In Kenya a significant part of the population faces food insecurity. Since fertilizers are noted for having positive impacts on agricultural productivity and on alleviating hunger, their use should be encouraged. There are no manufacturing plants in the country, meaning Kenya relies heavily on...

The aim of the paper is to investigate main structural characteristics of Piemonte farms with an attention to those already existing at the previous Census (2000), analyzing the rule played by the CAP supports by different sectors. The paper provides a Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA) and...

This study examines the Spanish IPOs and possible links between a firm's characteristics and the degree of mispricing. The results are consistent with those of similar studies in other countries. Data reveal that the price adjustment process of Spanish IPOs needed, on average, a longer period of...

This work analyzes to what extent are the main Latin American markets - Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico - predictable. The scope of the study embraces a wide range of tests, beginning with a simple autocorrelation, to follow with some trading rules, run tests, changes of sign and sequence...