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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

learning, synergy, or both. Using a rich panel data set of Ethiopian subsistence farmers, we estimate a distance function of … to learning that increases the farmers' productivity. However, labor sharing does not lead to learning as the … sharing. The results suggest that interaction and observation alone is not enough to produce learning that leads to …

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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. Social interactions may help households to gain ideas,...

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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 … the technology. This study explores the role of social networks and learning externalities in the adoption of Bt cotton in …

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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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An Economic Analysis of Water Infrastructure Investments, Agricultural Productivity and Climate Change in the Mekong Delta: Adapting to Increased Salinity and Sea Level Rise

Corderi Novoa, David; Williams, Jeffrey C.; Howitt, … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2011

Replaced with revised version of paper 07/24/11.

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Inter-Temporal Investment in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation

Wang, Weiwei; McCarl, Bruce A. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2011

recognition of the need to simultaneously implement adaptation and mitigation. However, the optimal combination between adaptation … mix between adaptation and mitigation and their relative contributions to climate change damage reduction. By proposing a … investment allocation between adaptation and mitigation is identified. Results suggest that adaptation is an effective climate …

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Weather Risk and Cropping Intensity: A Non-Stationary and Dynamic Panel Modeling Approach

Khanal, Aditya R.; Mishra, Ashok K.; Bhattarai, Madhusan - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014

Climatic conditions and weather play an important role in production agriculture. Using district level panels for 42 years from India and dynamic panel estimation procedure we estimate the impact of weather risk on cropping intensity. Our non-stationary and dynamic panel model results suggest...

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Informal and Formal Financial Resources and Small Business Resilience to Disasters

McDonald, Tia M.; Florax, Raymond; Marshal, Maria I. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014

The following article examines the impact of Hurricane Katrina on small business success and adaptation. Small business … success is characterized as increased revenues when compared to pre-disaster levels. Adaptation is characterized as post … the simultaneity of changes in revenue and adaptation and also sample selection bias introduced through business demise …

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Adapting to Monsoon Variability in India: the Case for Irrigation

Zaveri, Esha; Fisher-Vanden, Karen; Wrenn, Douglas H.; … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014

How will future changes in precipitation affect irrigation demand and supply in India? This paper provides econometric evidence for the demand side of the analysis by examining the relationship between monsoon changes and irrigation variability for one of the world’s most water stressed...

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