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Influences on consumer attitudes towards CSR in agribusiness
Mueller, Henrike; Theuvsen, Ludwig - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA; … - 2014
Research has highlighted a growing gap between public perceptions of farming and the realities of modern agriculture and the food industry. A number of food scandals have exacerbated consumers’ critical perceptions of the agribusiness sector. This can threaten the reputation and legitimacy of...
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Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives and Consumer Preferences in the Dairy Industry
Deselnicu, Oana; Costanigro, Marco; Thilmany, Dawn D. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2012
We conduct a best worst-ranking exercise to investigate consumers’ perception of the importance of twelve possible actions for a dairy farm engaging in Corporate Social Responsibility. Animal welfare is clearly identified as the most preferred activity and a top priority for most consumers....
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Corporate Social Responsibility, Environmental Leadership, and Financial Performance
DiSegni, Dafna M.; Huly, Moshe; Akron, Sagi - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2012
In this study we statistically assess the relationship between corporate characteristics, environmental contribution, and financial performance. To this end, we compare the financial performance of all US corporations that have composed the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexs (DJSI), being the most...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010916595
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Risk Preferences and Demand for Insurance in Peru: A Field Experiment
Galarza, Francisco B.; Carter, Michael R. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2010
shocks. In a context of collateralized formal credit markets, we provide suggestive evidence that insurance may help reduce …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009020273
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Going Digital: Computerized Land Registration and Credit Access in India
Deininger, Klaus W.; Goyal, Aparajita - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2010
Despite strong beliefs that property titling and registration will enhance credit access, empirical evidence in support …’s 387 sub-registry offices (SROs) allows us to combine quarterly administrative data on credit disbursed by all commercial … digital. Computerization had no credit effect in rural areas but led to increased credit-supply in urban ones. A marked …
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Development in the Midst of Drought: Evaluating an Agricultural Extension and Credit Program in Nicaragua.
Mullally, Conner - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2011
deliver agricultural extension advice and affordable credit in the form of inputs to farm households. This essay estimates the … extension advice and better access to credit created by the RBD program, and the it appears to have shielded poorer farmers …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009210899
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Development in the Midst of Drought: Evaluating an Agricultural Extension and Credit Program in Nicaragua.
Mullally, Conner - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2011
extension advice and affordable credit in the form of inputs to farm households. This essay estimates the average impact of the … access to credit created by the RBD program, and the it appears to have shielded poorer farmers somewhat from the impact of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009210900
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Financial Services and Divisible Technology Dis-adoption among Farm Households: Theory and Empirical Application Using Data from Ethiopia
Guizar-Mateos, Isai; Dadzie, Nicholas - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014
regimes of financial intermediation. The results show that increasing credit limits helps in sustained adoption and prevents … maize, access to credit prevents abandonment of the maize crop. …
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Daycare, Durables, and Credit Constraints: Evidence from Rio de Janeiro
Reimao, Maira Emy - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014
-eligible for daycare. Using a credit constraint framework, the results in the paper indicate that the small, temporary income … it fills in a gap left by a lack of access to credit. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011068953
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Credit Constraints, Technology Choice and Exports - A Firm Level Study for Latin American Countries
Hasan, Syed M. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013
This paper introduces technology choice and credit access constraints in Melitz (2003) model under a dynamic setting to … are specifically relevant in a developing country context are firm's access to credit and frontier level technology. The … theoretical model confirms that firms face varying levels of credit constraints depending on their initial productivity and small …
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