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Economic Analysis of Groundnut Production in Kasungu District, Malawi: A production Economics Approach
Kapopo, Vincent; Assa, Maganga - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
This study was rolled out to assess resource use efficiency in small scale groundnut production in Kasungu district. A … household survey was administered to 42 groundnut farmers in Northern part of Kasungu district. The study has established that a … farmers return MK2 for every Kwacha invested. The farmer incurs MK95 for every Kg of groundnut produced. The foregoing …
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Global price transmission in Senegal’s groundnut markets: can smallholders benefit from high international prices?
Tankari, Mahamadou Roufahi - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
high world groundnut prices as the local markets and the central market are well integrated if this later and the …
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Técnicas cualitativas para la gestión del Riesgo Operacional
Delfiner, Miguel; Pailhé, Cristina - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
Qualitative techniques are essential tools for identifying and assessing operational risk (OR). Their relevance in assessing OR can be understood due to the lack of a quantitative static model capable of capturing the dynamic operational risk profile which is shaped by managerial decisions. An...
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Modeling with scenarios: technology in north-south development
Chichilnisky, Graciela; Cole, Sam - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1978
This article outlines work in progress on a study of technological choice in the context of North-South development. Its main purpose is to describe the methodology being developed in the pilot phase of the study. This is of interest because it links together a number of analytic...
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Transition to sustainability? Feasible scenarios towards a low-carbon economy
Bernardo, Giovanni; D'Alessandro, Simone - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
This paper analyses different policies that may promote the transition towards a low-carbon economy. We present a dynamic simulation model where three different strategies are identified: improvements in energy efficiency, the development of the renewable energy sector, and carbon capture and...
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Sensitivity analysis of scenario models for operational risk Advanced Measurement Approach
Chaudhary, Dinesh - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
Scenario Analysis (SA) plays a key role in determination of operational risk capital under Basel II Advanced Measurement Approach. However, operational risk capital based on scenario data may exhibit high sensitivity or wrong-way sensitivity to scenario inputs. In this paper, we first discuss...
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România în perioada post-criză: investiţiile străine directe şi efecte asupra echilibrului financiar extern
Georgescu, George - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Under the circumstances of the global crisis effects on risk appetite of international investors, the net FDI flows in Romania registered a sharp fall in post-crisis period to levels of 1/5 as compared to 2008. Even if the current account deficits of Romania have significantly decreased in the...
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What Determines Firms’ Innovation in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Afandi, Elvin; Kermani, Majid - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
By employing a rich sample of firm-level data in seven Eastern Europe and Central Asian countries from Europe and Central Asia, our paper investigates core as well as some specific determinants of firm innovation. We find that the likelihood of engaging in innovation for a firm increases with...
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Comparative advantage or sophisticated restrain in the international trade of EU?
Nenovski, Tome; Makrevska, Elena - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
When David Ricardo set the theory for comparative advantages, he imagined that one day the world will function as an economy without borders, which will be beneficial for every country. Today, the world is still far from the realization of that idea. However, Ricardo`s theory has in some way...
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Industrial development, agricultural growth, urbanization and environmental Kuznets curve in Pakistan
Muhammad, Anees; Ishfaq, Ahmed - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
The debate of environmental issues and their analysis is of vital interest for economic policies. Institutions are engaged in identifying and estimating the extent of environmental impact of determinants controllable via policy measures. Annual data from the on Carbon Dioxide emission, economic...
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