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Too Connected to Fail: The Effect of Alliance Network Structure on Farm Survival
Kirwan, Barrett E.; Martens, Andrea - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2011
Exogenous, unobserved factors often confound the effects of alliance networks. More capable farmers might be less likely to exit and more likely to have a large number of alliances. In this case the negative correlation between alliance network size and exit likelihood is due to the unobserved...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009020910
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Does Experience Determine Performance? A Meta-Analysis on the Experience-Performance Relationship
Peake, Whitney O.; Marshall, Maria I. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2009
The impact of experience on entrepreneurial performance has been widely tested. Although experience is expected to positively impact performance, results are varied. This research synthesizes the current literature by determining systematic sources of variation through both exploratory and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005000526
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Livelihood Disruption and Venture Creation: Entrepreneurship as Technology Adoption, A Case of Tobacco Farmer in Kentucky
Khantachavana, Sivalai V.; Just, David R.; … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2010
Entrepreneurship means making discrete changes in livelihood activities that involve substantial risks to income. While … entrepreneurship and technology adoption. Adopting a new production technology also involves substantial risks. The economics of … learning by using and learning by doing. We review the technology adoption literature, drawing out lessons for entrepreneurship …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009020431
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Evaluation of the Youth Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program: What Contributes to its Effectiveness?
Baral, Ranju; Davis, George C.; You, Wen - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010916687
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Production Effects of Decoupled Commodity Program Payments: An Instrumental Variables Approach
Key, Nigel D.; Kirwan, Barrett E.; Roberts, Michael J. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005000498
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Do Large Firms with More Technologies Pay More?
Yu, Li; Ji, Yongjie - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA
Investigation of size wage premium in earning’s literature neglects the important role played by technology adoption. This study models the size selection corrected earning’s function by introducing an extra dimension of selection of technology complexity, using a sample from workers in US...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009020753
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Energy Efficiency and Shadow Costs of Energy Saving in Conventional Agricultural Production: The Case of Czech Wheat Production
Curtiss, Jarmila; Jelinek, Ladislav - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2011
increasing use of new sustainable energy sources, as well as more parsimonious energy use. In the context of agriculture …) production, (ii) to identify the potential for energy saving in conventional agriculture and quantify its shadow cost, (iii) to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009021519
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Policy Responses to 2008 High Food Prices: Domestic Incentives and Global Implications
Woolverton, Andrea E.; Kiawu, James - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2009
Global food commodity price inflation beginning in 2006 and continuing through mid-2008 became a priority concern for global consumers, producers and policy-makers alike. In response, many governments across the world implemented policies targeting high food commodity prices in their domestic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009024941
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Sex Imbalance, Marriage Competition, and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from rural China
Yuan, Yan; Rong, Zhao; Xu, Lihe - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2012
It is well acknowledged that the entrepreneurship is important to economic development. In this paper, we suggest a … gender-related determinant of entrepreneurship, local sex imbalance. Using a 2009 rural finance survey, we examine how this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010881194
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Exploring Situations of the Community-Based Multifunctional Agriculture in the New England Region
Liang, Chyi-Lyi; Su, Flora; Dunn, Paul; Pescatore, Matthew - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2012
The purpose of this paper is to report preliminary findings of a comprehensive study of multifunctional farming operations in New England. The study shows that small farmers are involved in multifunctional activities that allow them to use existing resources to supplement their farming...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010916555