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Cosmetic or Cutting? The impact of the modulation of EU direct payments on farm profitability in the Navarra region of Spain
Iraizoz, Belen; Davidova, Sophia; Gorton, Matthew - EconWPA - 2003
The study analyses the effects of CAP direct payments and their modulation on farm profitability for a sample of 369 farms in the Navarra region of Spain. Cost-revenue ratios are calculated in order to highlight the impact of CAP direct payments, modulation and the valuation of own production...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005407819
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Risk and De-collectivization in the Czech Republic
Bezemer, Dirk J. - EconWPA - 2001
The replacement of wage-labour farms by family farms in Central and Eastern Europe during the transformation has been more limited than was initially expected. In this paper a formal framework is developed in order to analyse the behaviour of family farms and socialist-style farms in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005555994
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Why Are Companies Disappearing in Transitional Agriculture? Evidence from Lithuania
Bezemer, Dirk J.; Stanikunas, Donatas; Zemeckis, Romualdas - EconWPA - 2003
In most transition economies, agricultural reforms have led to the emergence of family farms and household food production and to the decline of corporate farms. This study explores the extent of that trend for the case of Lithuania based on secondary information and primary survey data. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005118702
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AN EVALUATION OF POST-INDEPENDENCE AGRICULTURAL POLICIES IN RELATION TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA(1960 - 1987}
NWAOBI, DR. GODWIN CHUKWUDUM - EconWPA - 2005
AGRICULTURE IN ITS COMMON PARLENCE INCLUDES PRODUCTION, RESEARCH AND TRAINING IN THE FIELDS OF CROPS, FORESTRY, FISHING … AND LIVESTOCK. NIGERIAN AGRICULTURE WAS CHARACTERIZED BY LOW FARM INCOMES; LOW CAPACITY LEVEL TO SATISFY FOOD AND FIBRE … APPROPRIATE STRATEGY FOR SECURING INCREASED FARM OUTPUT AND PRODUCTIVITY IN AN UNDERDEVELOPED AGRICULTURE. THIS PAPER THEREFORE …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005118780
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Impacts of Native Vegetation and Biodiversity Regulations
Commission, Productivity - EconWPA - 2004
Australian, state and territory regimes came under review for the Commission’s inquiry into native vegetation and biodiversity regulations. The Commission’s preliminary findings were released for public comment in December 2003. It found that the cost of farm regulations could be reduced if...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556186
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Water Rights Arrangements in Australia and Overseas
Commission, Productivity - EconWPA - 2004
There are significant differences in the way water rights are defined, allocated and administered in Australia and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556157
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Finding a path in the sustainability jungle. A framework for corporate action.
Seelos, Christian - EconWPA - 2005
Collective concerns about sustainable development and proposals about how to achieve sustainability have produced a … sustainability; and yet the lack of clear definitions has left a vacuum of corporate guidance. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR …) has become a synonym for corporate action towards sustainability, but companies continue to struggle to understand how to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005062681
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Wertschaffendes Umweltmanagement. Keine Nachhaltigkeit ohne ökonomischen Erfolg. Kein ökonomischer Erfolg ohne Nachhaltigkeit
Figge, Frank - EconWPA - 2004
Die Studie „Wertschaffendes Umweltmanagement“ betrachtet den Zusammenhang zwischen Umweltaspekten und Unternehmenswert. Hierbei bezieht sie erstmals zwei unterschiedliche, sich ergänzende Bewertungsverfahren ein: Sie nimmt erstens das Konzept des Environmental Shareholder Value auf und...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005407755
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Family Composition and Off-Farm Participation Decisions in Israeli Farm Households
Kimhi, Ayal - EconWPA - 2003
This article studies the relationship between the off-farm participation behavior of farm operators and their spouses and the demographic composition of the household. I focus on farm families without parents, siblings or partners, and examine the effects of the existence of elderly children of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005125710
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Working-age Adult Mortality and Primary Sschool Attendance in Rural Kenya
Yamano, Takashi; Jayne, Thomas S. - EconWPA - 2005
The rapid increase in adult mortality due to the AIDS epidemic in sub- Saharan Africa raises great concern about its impact on child welfare. This article estimates the impact of AIDS-related adult mortality on primary school attendance in rural Kenya using a panel of 1,266 households surveyed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005062404