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Macroeconomy and Agriculture in Sudan : Analysis of Trade Policies, External Shocks, and Economic Bans in a Computable General Equilibrium Approach
Siddig, Khalid - 2011
-independence era where a large agriculture-based rural traditional sector coexisted with a small non-agricultural modern sector. This … of cash crops, motivated by their high export value, and overlooked the important contribution of food crops cultivation … in ensuring food security. To tackle these problems, consecutive governments launched series of development plans the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013132879
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Can Arab Investments Promote Traditional Agriculture in Sudan? The Case of Cereals and Oilseeds in a Global Modeling Framework
Siddig, Khalid - 2019
increasing the capital allocated to the traditional agriculture. This is justified by the increasing allocation of Arab capital …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012906018
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ACE model of endogenous interactions
Vriend, Nicolaas J. - 2005
Various approaches used in Agent-based Computational Economics (ACE) to model endogenously determined interactions between agents are discussed. This concerns models in which agents not only (learn how to) play some (market or other) game, but also (learn to) decide with whom to do that (or not).
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010284102
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Alliances and Negotiations
Manzini, Paola; Mariotti, Marco - 2003
A characteristic of many bargaining situations is that the negotiators represents the interests of a set of parties (trade unions, political parties, etc.) with composite interests, whose bargaining behaviour is regulated by some collective decision mechanism. In this paper we provide a natural...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014036761
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Chapter 21 ACE Models of Endogenous Interactions
Vriend, Nicolaas J. - In: Handbook of computational economics : volume 2, …, (pp. 1047-1079). 2006
Various approaches used in Agent-based Computational Economics (ACE) to model endogenously determined interactions between agents are discussed. This concerns models in which agents not only (learn how to) play some (market or other) game, but also (learn to) decide with whom to do that (or not).
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014024384
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Scale, Scope and Entrepreneurship
Bitros, Georgios (George) C. - 2014
To exploit the economies of scale and scope in multi-product technologies, enterprises in advanced capitalist countries grew in the last 150 years in three directions. By substituting in the place of traditional entrepreneurs professional managers, they developed organisational capabilities to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014028351
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Alliances and Negotiations
Manzini, Paola; Mariotti, Marco - School of Economics and Finance, Queen Mary - 2000
A characteristic of many bargaining situations is that the negotiators represents the interests of a set of parties (trade unions, political parties, etc.) with composite interests, whose bargaining behaviour is regulated by some collective decision mechanism. In this paper we provide a natural...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004976634
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ACE Models of Endogenous Interactions
Vriend, Nicolaas J. - School of Economics and Finance, Queen Mary - 2005
Various approaches used in Agent-based Computational Economics (ACE) to model endogenously determined interactions between agents are discussed. This concerns models in which agents not only (learn how to) play some (market or other) game, but also (learn to) decide with whom to do that (or not).
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005106292
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'Protein' Industry Convergence and its Implications for Resilient and Equitable Food Systems
Howard, Philip H.; Ajena, Francesco; Yamaoka, Marina; … - In: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 5 (2021)
their dominance are likely to further diminish equity in food systems by exacerbating power asymmetries. In addition, the … resilience of food systems has the potential to be weakened as these strategies tend to reduce organizational diversity, as well … are most dominant in higher protein food industries globally and their recent strategic moves. We discuss the likelihood …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012626983
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Soft-wars: A Capital-as-Power Analysis of Google's Power Trajectory
Mouré, Christopher - In: Review of Capital as Power 2 (2021) 1, pp. 71-90
The capital as power framework, developed by Jonathan Nitzan and Shimshon Bichler, argues that the aim of business is not ‘profit maximization’ but the differential accumulation of social power. Using this framework as a theoretical starting point, I analyze the differential accumulation...
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