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Micro-credit impact in Kyrgyzstan: A study case
Angioloni, Simone; Kudabaev, Zarylbek; Ames, Glenn C.W.; … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2013
Microcredit has expanded rapidly since its beginnings in the last 1970s, but whether and how much it reduces poverty is the subject of intense debate. Generally it depends on how the program is implemented and the set of policies that regulate it. In this spirit, microcredit impacts in the...
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Household Consumption Characteristics of Cookies: The Case of Uganda
Fu, Shengfei; Florkowski, Wojciech J.; Nambiar, … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2013
/preparer’s age, employment status, education level, household monthly income, household location, number of children from 4 to 18 …, household monthly income, and the number of children age 4 to 18 years old as well as its squared value. Higher values of these … variables, but the squared number of children encourage the purchase decision. However, the decision of purchase counts of …
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The Expansion of Food Retail in Developing Countries and Its Effects on the Hunger Index
Wells, Patricia Bryn; Saghaian, Sayed H.; Osborne, William - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2013
This paper presents an empirical analysis of the relationship between the expansion of food retailing in developing countries and hunger index. Our analysis found mixed results between the expansion of food retailing and hunger index for four different countries. These results demonstrate...
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Farm Market Patron Behavioral Response to Food Sampling
Yang, Shang-Ho; Woods, Timothy A. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2013
This study examines farm market patron responses to food sampling experiences and provides a baseline of regional differences of consumer interest in various products selling in the farmers market. Results show that the sampling strategy can highly engage consumers’ attention and easy to...
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The Effect of a Multi-tiered Model for Reducing Obesity Risk Factors: Attitude and Behavior Change in a Rural Community
Thapa, Janani; Lyford, Conrad P.; Belasco, Eric J.; … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2013
While there is increasing interest in reducing obesity, relatively few of these efforts focus on rural communities. A multi-tiered model to reduce obesity risk factors was developed and implemented to change food behavior and health awareness in a rural West Texas community over a one year...
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Female Labor Force Participation in Pakistan and Some MENA Countries
Aboohamidi, Abbas; Chidmi, Benaissa - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2013
The low-labor force participation rate of female in the MENA countries has been recognized and investigated by many researchers. The multidimensional nature of the issue demands a thorough investigation of different aspects of a region to better understand the factors that affect and, or...
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Assessing the Impact of Internet Access on Household Income and Financial Performance of Small Farms
Khanal, Aditya R.; Mishra, Ashok K. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2013
With increased focus on survival strategies for small farm businesses, we investigate the impact of Internet access on income and farm expenses of small farm business and households. Using a nation-wide farm-level data in the U.S. and non-parametric matching estimators, the study finds a...
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The Impact of Credit Constraints on Housing Demand: Assessed with Endogenous Price and Expenditure
Li, Yarui; Leatham, David J. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2013
This article assesses the impact of credit constraints on housing demand with price and expenditure treated as endogenous variables. Using AIDS model, we find the model without controlling for endogeneities tends to underestimate the impact of credit constraint on the budget shares and the...
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Demand Interrelationships of Organic and Non-Organic Nonalcoholic Beverages in the United States: An Application of Semiparametric Estimation of Censored Demand System
Dharmasena, Senarath; Capps Jr., Oral - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2013
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The Effect of Income on Health Choices: Alcohol Use
Hu, Xiaowen; Stowe, C. Jill - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2013
This paper investigates the relation between household income level and individual alcohol consumption behavior. Data from Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) are tested utilizing a multinomial Logit method. The results show that alcohol consumption frequency positively correlates...
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