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Role of Social Networks in Diversification o Income Sources in Rural India

Johny, Judit; Wichmann, Bruno; Swallow, Brent - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014

Rural households in developing countries adopt diversification of income sources as a common strategy to stabilize … their income throughout the year. We view social networks as an important factor that influences diversification activities … diversification in Wayanad District of South India. We develop a network econometric model based on a Spatial Autoregressive …

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Peer-Effects on Childhood Obesity: An Instrumental Variables Approach on Exogenously Assigned Peers

Asirvatham, Jebaraj; Thomsen, Michael; Nayga, Rodolfo M. Jr. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014

This study investigates whether peers are a contributing factor in childhood body-weight outcomes. Using an instrumental variables method on exogenously assigned peers, we find that the weight of peers within the same grade and school significantly impacts body mass index (BMI) z-score of an...

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The role of social networks in an imperfect market for agricultural technology products: Evidence on Bt cotton adoption in Pakistan

Ma, Xingliang; Spielman, David J.; Nazli, Hina; … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014

Social networks play an important role in generating learning externalities that can drive the diffusion of innovative, and potentially poverty-reducing, technologies. This is particularly the case in developing countries where rural education, extension, and agricultural information services...

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Local Food Systems, Ethnic Entrepreneurs, and Social Networks

Hightower, Lisa S.; Brennan, Mark A. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013

African immigrants in the United States (U.S.) experience immense challenges in the form of poverty, unemployment, and underemployment. Limited English language proficiency often restricts African immigrants to low-paying, unskilled positions. Ethnic entrepreneurship in the form of small-scale...

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Learning and Synergy in Social Networks: Productivity Impacts of Informal Labor Sharing Arrangements

Mekonnen, Dawit; Dorfman, Jeffrey - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013

We study the effects of informal labor sharing arrangements and other social interactions on farmers' productivity in a developing country context, testing whether these types of social and work interactions lead to productivity gains through learning, synergy, or both. Using a rich panel data...

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COMMERCIALIZATION EFFECTS ON HOUSEHOLD INCOME, POVERTY, AND DIVERSIFICATION: A COUNTERFACTUAL ANALYSIS OF MAIZE FARMERS IN KENYA

Olwande, John; Smale, Melinda - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014

diversification among Kenya’s smallholder maize growers. We employ a combination of propensity score matching and endogenous switching … differing across segments of maize growers, while the impact on diversification of income sources is not significant in most …

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The Sophistication and Diversification of the African Agricultural Sector: A Product Space Approach

Badibanga, Thaddee Mutumba; Ulimwengu, John M. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2012

focus on the agricultural sector. Between 1962 and 2008, we find that both specialization and diversification occur for the … diversification of agricultural exports is rather insignificant. Compared to Africa, Brazil appears to have experienced a more … balanced process in terms of both specialization and diversification of its agriculture. African countries’ specific …

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