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Does E-Commerce Help Farmers’ Markets? Measuring the Impact of MarketMaker
Isengildina-Massa, Olga; Zapata, Samuel D.; Carpio, … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880961
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Does proprietor wealth influence small business decisions? Land appreciation and farm business borrowing, land ownership, and output
Weber, Jeremy G.; Key, Nigel - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013
We study how increases in wealth from the appreciation of U.S. farmland influenced farm proprietor decisions to borrow, buy land, and expand. Exploiting periods of high and low appreciation that caused different increases in wealth for proprietors owning a larger or smaller share of their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010916016
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010916029
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Agglomeration and Spatial Dependence in Certified Organic Operations in the United States
Marasteanu, I. Julia; Jaenicke, Edward C. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013
The purpose of this paper to provide added insight into clustering as it pertains to the United States organic sector. I identify clusters of United States certified organic operations by showing how a formal definition of spatial clusters can emerge from an estimated model that accounts for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010916267
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The Identification and Formation of Clusters of Northeastern United States Farms Participating in Multifunctional Activities
Marasteanu, I. Julia; Liang, Chyi-Lyi; Goetz, Stephan; … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013
The purpose of this research is to investigate factors impacting farmers’ decisions to engage in multifunctional activities, which are hypothesized to enhance the sustainability and prosperity of farms and their communities. To achieve this research goal, I will break it up into two specific...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010916325
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Agency costs, vertical integration and ownership structure: the case of wine business in France.
Cadot, Julien - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013
organizational forms such as family-controlled firms and cooperatives and the diversity of vertical integration strategies stress the … cooperatives while agency costs remain low albeit vertical integration. One explanation is that agency costs may be seen as … necessary expenses for success of vertical integration and cooperatives may not fill this requirement. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011070016
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Impact of Board Structure and Process on Cooperative Performance
Franken, Jason R.V.; Cook, Michael L. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013
literature may not apply uniformly to cooperatives. The rarely addressed issue of endogeneity limits confidence in … recommendations for corporations and cooperatives alike. By accounting for the most commonly recognized sources of endogeneity …, expectations of better performance by larger cooperatives with smaller boards are confirmed, while mixed evidence is obtained on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010916187
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The Value of Access to Rural Hospitals
Allen IV, James E.; Davis, Alison F.; Hu, Wuyang; … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011069997
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SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION IN SOUTHERN TANZANIA – A BIO-ECONOMIC MODEL APPROACH
Musumba, Mark; Zhang, Yuquan; DeRosa, Kyle - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013
This study employs mathematical programming to examine the trade-off between improving biophysical attributes and preserving ecosystem services, using Southern Tanzania as a case study. This study used data primarily collected via household surveys. This study tries to provide insights into...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011070011
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Is Outdoor Recreation Recession-proof? An Empirical Investigation on Iowan’s Lake Recreation Behavior During 2009 Recession.
Hoque, Mohammad Mainul; Kling, Catherine L.; Herriges, … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013
The US economy was hit hard by a recession during 2008–2009, which is considered the longest and most severe economic crisis since the end of Great Depression. The recession affected individual economic well-being through unemployment, stock market crashes, and falling real estate prices, all...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011070030