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Determinants of repayment and overdues in agricultural sector
Gandhimathi, S. - In: International Journal of Economics and Business Research 4 (2012) 5, pp. 590-602
The Agricultural Credit Review Committee (1989) headed by Khusro identified several weaknesses in the rural credit delivery system which included poor loan recovery and overdues. In this context, the economic survey (1992-1993) had noted that 'despite phenomenal increase in overall agricultural...
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Consumers' purchasing and store switching intentions in respect of eco-marked products
Karipidis, Philippos; Tsakiridou, Efthimia; … - In: International Journal of Economics and Business Research 2 (2010) 6, pp. 511-524
The aim of this paper is to study consumers' buying behaviours towards certified eco-friendly food and to estimate their willingness to buy this food. It also examines the role of the retailer to replace the certification and to add value by analysing the consumer's 'willingness to switch store'...
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An analysis of India’s bilateral intra-industry trade in agricultural products
Varma, Poornima - In: International Journal of Economics and Business Research 4 (2012) 1/2, pp. 83-95
This study attempts to analyse the extent of intra-industry trade (IIT) in India’s agricultural trade. This study showed that the agricultural trade between India and its two major trading partners, the USA and European Union, was mainly inter-industry in nature. However, there was a mild...
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The determinants of agricultural growth in Bangladesh
Joarder, Mohammad Abdul Munim - In: International Journal of Economics and Business Research 3 (2011) 3, pp. 313-335
This paper makes an attempt to contribute to the literature of agricultural productivity in Bangladesh since 1961. The econometric results suggest that rapid adoption of green revolution technology, electricity consumption, literacy and credit have had a positive effect on agricultural...
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Agricultural development in the age of trade liberalisation: what did we really get? A case study of Jordan
Akayleh, Fayq Al - In: International Journal of Economics and Business Research 5 (2013) 3, pp. 286-301
production; 2) income from agriculture; 3) domestic availability and security of food; 4) competitive advantage in agricultural … products; 5) investment in agriculture; 6) agricultural employment. The second aspect of this work was the construction of an … 1970-2003. The result of this study shows the deterioration of the agriculture sector during the period of trade …
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Analysis of gains and pains of SEZ in Indian scenario
Khatik, S.K.; Saxena, R.V. - In: International Journal of Economics and Business Research 2 (2010) 3/4, pp. 310-327
It is a well known fact that India needs massive investments in manufacturing, infrastructure development and in its productive capacities. It also needs to aggressively promote exports of goods and services in such a highly competitive global market place. These were the very aims for which the...
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Causality between international trade and gross domestic product: the case of the Indian agricultural and manufacturing sectors
Konya, Laszlo; Singh, Jai Pal - In: International Journal of Economics and Business Research 1 (2009) 1, pp. 61-75
Journal of Economics and Business, Vol. 10, pp.20-35; studied the relationship between the Indian gross domestic product (GDP … of the Indian economy: agriculture and manufacturing. In both of these sectors there is Granger causality between GDP and …
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India's coffee exports in the scenario of WTO: an analysis trend and structural shift
Adhikary, Maniklal; Maity, Shrabanti - In: International Journal of Economics and Business Research 3 (2011) 6, pp. 684-704
Faced with stiff competition from major coffee growing countries like Brazil and Vietnam, Indian coffee is loosing out significantly in the global export market. The situation on the domestic front is no better. Although in the last few years the consumption of coffee has grown significantly....
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Stylised facts of Greek business cycles: new evidence from aggregate and across regimes data
Apergis, Nicholas; Panethimitakis, Alexandros - In: International Journal of Economics and Business Research 3 (2011) 2, pp. 147-165
This study addresses stylised facts of the Greek economy over the period 1960–2005. The findings convey the procyclicality of consumption. Consumption is shown to be less volatile but investment and government expenses are shown to be more volatile than income. Prices are countercyclical,...
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Sheep and their herders: testing the myth of rational voters – a Latvian case study
Brou, Daniel; Collins, Kirk A.; McKenzie, Brent - In: International Journal of Economics and Business Research 3 (2011) 1, pp. 103-117
Through the use of a simple behavioural political economy model, we cast doubt on the assumption that voters behave in predictable ways dependent on their expected support for government policies. We show that under certain conditions an unfavourable (i.e. welfare reducing) policy may result,...
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