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Differentiated management of GM diffusion in China: Further hampering the self-sufficiency in cereal production?

Fok, Michel; Liang, Weili; Wang, Guiyan; Wu, Yuhong - HAL - 2004

China is a big country in terms of biotech achievements. It is also a rare country demonstrating crop …

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Taux de change réel et productivité en Chine

Jeanneney, Sylviane Guillaumont; Hua, Ping - HAL - 2011

This article investigates the impact that the appreciation and the stability of the real exchange rate in China between … 1993 and 2001 have exerted on productivity growth. We give theoretical arguments explaining the impact of the real exchange … rate on productivity via its effects either on efficiency growth or on technical progress. Then for the twenty-nine Chinese …

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Technical Efﬁciency, Farm Size and Tropical Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazonian Forest

Marchand, Sébastien - HAL - 2011

This paper analyses the impact of farm productivity as well as farm size on deforestation in Brazil. A two step … impact of productivity and farm size on deforestation. Analysis of agricultural census tract data suggests that technical …

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Bankruptcy law and practice in 19th century France

Hautcoeur, Pierre-Cyrille; Levratto, Nadine - HAL - 2007

In this paper, we try to measure the impact of the changes in French bankruptcy law in the 19th century focusing on the behaviour of economic agents as users of bankruptcy law for the sake of finding the best solution to their economic problems. Debtors used bankruptcy law in order to minimize...

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Transition to IFRS and value relevance in a small but developed market: A look at Greek evidence

Tsalavoutas, Ioannis; André, Paul; Evans, Lisa - HAL - 2009

We examine the value relevance of accounting fundamentals after the mandatory transition to IFRS in Greece. We find no significant change in the value relevance of book value of equity and earnings between the 2004 pre IFRS and 2005 post IFRS periods and conclude that the accounting framework is...

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Product market regulation, firm size, unemployment and informality in developing economies

Charlot, Olivier; Malherbet, Franck; Terra, Cristina - HAL - 2011

This paper studies the impact of product and labor market regulations on informality and unemployment in a general framework where formal and informal firms are subject to the same externalities, differing only with respect to some parameter values. Both formal and informal firms have monopoly...

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The establishment of the High Level Panel of Experts on food security and nutrition (HLPE). Shared, independent and comprehensive knowledge for international policy coherence in fo...

Gitz, Vincent; Meybeck, Alexandre - HAL - 2011

Following the 2007-2008 food crisis, improvements of world food governance was at the centre of international discussions, leaning towards a new Global Partnership for Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition. In this process, the issue of the management of various streams of knowledge appeared...

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Overview of the Current Food Security Crisis in Zambia

Samatebele, Helen M - HAL - 2003

Zambia was economically prosperous at independence (1964), due to the thriving copper industry. Zambia has the potential to expand agricultural production. However, it is estimated that only 14% of total agricultural land is currently being utilized. Agriculture generates about 22% of Gross...

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Lessons from the Current Food Crisis in Southern Africa

Wiggins, Steve - HAL - 2003

The food crisis in Southern Africa that stems from the crop failures of the 2001-2002 crop season has, not surprisingly, prompted much reflection on the causes of the problem and policy responses. Several official donors and NGOs have set in motion reviews, including, for example the EU and CARE...

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The Southern African Food Security Crisis, Causes and Responses

Mbaya, Sue - HAL - 2003

Over the last few decades, Southern African governments have identified the eradication or alleviation of poverty as a key objective of developmental programmes. In spite of these repeated articulations and ongoing efforts poverty levels have not fallen. In fact, poverty has gradually worsened...

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