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The Agricultural Origins of Time Preference
Galor, Oded - 2015
This research explores the origins of the distribution of time preference across regions. It advances the hypothesis, and establishes empirically that geographical variations in the natural return to agricultural investment have had a persistent effect on the distribution of time preference...
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Agricultural Trade, Biodiversity Effects and Food Price Volatility
Bellora, Cecilia; Bourgeon, Jean-Marc - 2021
when agriculture becomes more specialized. We show in a Ricardian two-country trade setup that production specialization is …
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Agricultural Price Shocks and Business Cycles - A Global Warning for Advanced Economies
De Winne, Jasmien - 2018
unfavorable harvest shocks in other regions of the world significantly curtail domestic economic activity. The effects are much … agriculture in GDP or lower shares of non-agricultural trade in GDP; that is, characteristics that typically apply to low …
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Agricultural Exports, Tariffs and Growth
Azarnert, Leonid V. - 2014
This article presents a Ricardian model of trade with learning-by-doing to study the effect of barriers to trade in products with low growth potential on the long-run economic growth. The model shows that, when elasticity of demand for the product with a lower learning potential is lower than...
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Impact of European Food Safety Border Inspections on Agri-Food Exports : Evidence from Chinese Firms
Beestermöller, Matthias - 2016
The cost of complying with a sanitary standard is certain. However, such regulatory measure is a source of uncertainty for exporting firms in relation to border rejections. Shipments may fail to pass inspections and may be refused entry into the importing country. We examine how the risk of...
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Why is Measured Productivity so Low in Agriculture?
Herrendorf, Berthold - 2015
In poor countries, labor productivity in agriculture is considerably lower than in the rest of the economy. We assess … between the marginal value products of agriculture and non-agriculture are considerably smaller when measured through wages … than through labor productivities. Third, labor productivity in agriculture is severely mis-measured in the US …
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Wages, Human Capital, and Structural Transformation
Herrendorf, Berthold - 2017
Average wages are considerably lower in agriculture than in the other sectors. We document this fact for thirteen …
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VAT and Agriculture : Lessons from Europe
Cnossen, Sijbren - 2017
Farmers are often exempted from VAT for administrative and political reasons. But this means that the VAT on their inputs cannot be ‘washed out' through the tax deduction/credit mechanism. To compensate farmers for the uncompensated VAT on inputs, the EU has devised a flat-rate scheme that...
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A Ricardian Analysis of the Impact of Climate Change on European Agriculture
Van Passel, Steven - 2014
This research estimates the impact of climate on European agriculture using a continental scale Ricardian analysis …
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Can Peers Improve Agricultural Productivity?
Songsermsawas, Tisorn - 2014
Productivity varies greatly among farmers and the source of that variation is not fully understood. Using a unique Indian household survey, we estimate peer effects on agricultural revenue. Results show that 60% of farmers' revenue is explained by peers. Input expenditures and land allocation to...
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