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Spatial economic-hydroecological modelling and evaluation of land use impacts in the Vecht wetlands area

Bergh, Jeroen C. J. M. van den; Barendregt, A.; … - 2000

for a wetlands area in the Netherlands, the Vecht area. This is the floodplain of river Vecht, located in the centre of … the Netherlands. The study has resulted in a set of linked spatial hydrological, ecological and economic models …, infrastructure, agriculture, recreation and nature conservation. The formulation of alternative development scenarios is dominated by …

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How does market access for smallholders affect export supply? : the case of tobacco marketing in Malawi

Zant, Wouter - 2016

. Estimations are based on annual data by Extension Planning Area, from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, combined with …

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Mobile phones and Mozambique traders : what is the size of reduced search costs and who benefits?

Zant, Wouter - 2019

We investigate to what extent the roll-out of the mobile phone network in Mozambique reduced transport costs and search costs, and thereby decreased spatial price dispersion and improved market efficiency. Estimations are based on data of transport costs of maize grain and maize market prices....

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Impact of mobile phones on staple food markets in Mozambique : improved arbitrage or increased rent extraction?

Zant, Wouter - 2017

I use the quasi experimental nature of the roll-out of the mobile phone network in Mozambique to estimate the impact of search costs on the dispersion of maize prices and transport costs. The introduction of mobile phone services from 1997 to 2009 explains a 4.5-11% percent reduction in price...

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Volatility spillovers between energy and agricultural markets : a critical appraisal of theory and practice

Chang, Chia-Lin; Li, Yiying; McAleer, Michael - 2015

Energy and agricultural commodities and markets have been examined extensively, albeit separately, for a number of years. In the energy literature, the returns, volatility and volatility spillovers (namely, the delayed effect of a returns shock in one asset on the subsequent volatility or...

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Bridges

Zant, Wouter - 2017

We estimate to what extent bridges in Mozambique lead to transport cost reductions and attribute these reductions to key determinants, in particular road distance, road quality and crossing borders. For identification we exploit the introduction of a road bridge over the Zambezi river, in August...

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Mobile phones and Mozambique farmers : less asymmetric information and more trader competition?

Zant, Wouter - 2018

We measure the impact of search costs on farmers' and traders' transaction prices in Mozambique by investigating to what extent the introduction of mobile phones has affected the margin between recorded maize producer and retail market prices, and by exploring if producers or traders benefit...

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Volatility spillovers for spot, futures, and ETF prices in energy and agriculture

Chang, Chia-Lin; Liu, Chia-ping; McAleer, Michael - 2016 - Revised: June, 2016

The agricultural and energy industries are closely related, both biologically and financially. The paper discusses the relationship and the interactions on price and volatility, with special focus on the covolatility spillover effects for these two industries. The interaction and covolatility...

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Agriculture, transportation and the timing of urbanization : global analysis at the grid cell level

Motamed, Mesbah J.; Florax, Raymond J. G. M.; Masters, … - 2014

This paper addresses the timing of a location's historical transition from rural to urban activity. We test whether urbanization occurs sooner in places with higher agricultural potential and comparatively lower transport costs, using worldwide data that divide the earth's surface at half-degree...

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Holdouts and wage negotiations in The Netherlands

Ours, Jan C. van; Wijngaert, R. F. van de - 1992

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