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This dissertation includes three empirical essays on development economics and one on the economics of education. The first essay (co-authored by Stephan Klasen) is a contribution to the debate surrounding the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the on-going debate about what international...
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traditional subsistence and semi-subsistence crop-livestock households is unclear. A system dynamics model was built to conduct an … ex-ante impact assessment of livestock-based interventions in crop-livestock systems in northern Afghanistan. The dynamic …
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livestock industry, considering historical information and present-day trends, a lack of socio-cultural consideration was … heavily technology-orientated markets (such as the Australian livestock industry), can achieve better final adoption rates. By … the Australian livestock industry. This thesis therefore explored two research questions: 1. What are the social …
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livestock were free of potential chemical residues, and that they had taken measures to prevent injury or stress to livestock … livestock managed. Producers indicated that they were implementing quality assurance to gain financial and market benefits; but …Improvements in product included livestock were free from chemical residues, cattle were dehorned and yards had been …
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This dissertation contains three essays at the interface of agricultural and development economics. The motivation for this lies in the fact that various studies have shown the agricultural sector to be the main income source for the majority of the global poor and it will hence have to play a...
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