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It is a virtual certainty that sea-level rise will continue throughout the century and beyond 2100 even if greenhouse gas emissions are stabilized in the near future. Understanding the economic impacts of salinity intrusion thus is essential for planning adaptation in low-lying coastal areas...
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, and Uganda as case studies to explore the potential for growth in agriculture, manufacturing, and tourism in these … intensive manufactures could contribute a fraction of aggregate growth, it is agriculture, agribusiness, and services that will … contribute the lion?s share because of an unprecedented convergence of technologies. Industrialized agriculture and agri …
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This paper studies the effects of a large reduction in transport costs on agricultural development in a developing country, with a focus on the interactions among the comparative advantage and transport costs of a location, and the transport intensity and value of a commodity. The paper extends...
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After the tsunami in Aceh, Indonesia, the recovery of fishing was limited while non-fishing sectors temporarily …
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population density and its impacts on household outcomes. The analysis uses panel data from Indonesia combined with district …-level demographic data. Historically, Indonesia has adapted to land constraints through a mix of agricultural intensification, expansion … responses. In contemporary Indonesia, the paper finds that human capital determines the effect of increased population density …
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This paper uses farm panel data from Indonesia to examine dynamic patterns of land use, capital investments, and wages … in agriculture. The empirical analysis shows that an increase in real wages has induced the substitution of labor by …
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This paper analyzes the trends and evolution of public spending in the agriculture sector in Indonesia, as well as the …. Section III analyzes in detail agriculture public spending trends in Indonesia over the period 2000-08, highlighting that a …, public spending on agriculture and irrigation during the period 1976-2006 had a positive impact on agricultural growth, while …
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How can foreign aid to agriculture support economic growth in Africa? This paper constructs a geographically … official development assistance (ODA) for agriculture could generate, contrary to traditional Dutch disease concerns, an …
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Although a large literature highlights the impact of personality traits on key labor market outcomes, evidence of their impact on agricultural production decisions remains limited. Data from 1,200 Ghanaian rice farmers suggest that noncognitive skills (polychronicity, work centrality, and...
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This paper investigates the potential of and constraints to a rice Green Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa's large-scale irrigation schemes, using data from Uganda, Mozambique, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and Senegal. The authors find that adequate irrigation, chemical fertilizer, and labor inputs...
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