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Industry, firm, year, and country effects on profitability: Evidence from a large sample of EU food processing firms

Schiefer, Jan; Hartmann, Monika - 2009

This paper analyzes the variance in accounting profitability within the European food industry. Based on a large panel data set, the variance in return on assets (ROA) is decomposed into year, country, industry, and firm effects. Further on, we include all possible interactions between year,...

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The Applicability of Transaction Costs Economics to Vertical Integration Decision: Evidences from a Brazilian Beef Processor

Vieira, Luciana Marques - 2008

This article aims to explore the vertical integration decision of a beef processor from an integrated approach operations strategy andtransaction costs economic theory. In this research, vertical integration as a structural decision of operations strategy determinedby the occurrence of...

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RISK AND STRUCTURAL CHANGE IN AGRICULTURE: HOW INCOME SHOCKS INFLUENCE FARM SIZE

Roberts, Michael J.; Key, Nigel D. - 2002

Farm-level Census data and county-level income shock data reveal that past unexpected income shocks affect the rate of change in average farm size. Average farm size increases more quickly in counties experiencing negative income shocks as compared to counties experiencing positive income...

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Optimal Coverage Level Choice with Individual and Area Plans of Insurance

Bulut, Harun; Collins, Keith J.; Zacharias, Thomas P. - 2011

We theoretically examine a farmer’s coverage demand with area and individual insurance plans as either separate or integrated options. The individual and area losses are assumed to be imperfectly and positively correlated. With actuarially fair rates, the farmer will fully insure with the...

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Is agribusiness different? : firm-level evidence of perceived corruption in post-soviet countries

Herzfeld, Thomas; Kulyk, Iryna; Wolz, Axel - 2018

looks at whether managers in the agribusiness sector perceive corruption differently than do managers in other sectors. The … range of econometric models, however, do not reveal differences between agribusiness and other sectors at large. Only in two … of ten specifications do respondents from agribusiness tend to perceive corruption as occurring less frequently than do …

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Is agribusiness different? : firm-level evidence of perceived corruption in post-Soviet countries

Herzfeld, Thomas; Kulyk, Iryna; Wolz, Axel - In: Eastern European economics 56 (2018) 6, pp. 504-521

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The Development of Index Futures Contracts for Fruits and Vegetables

Manfredo, Mark R.; Libbin, James D. - 1998

The fruit and vegetable industry does not have a risk management instrument or a well-structured price discovery system, such as commodity futures contracts, to aid in the marketing and management of its price risk. Since the 1980s, financial futures contracts based on indexes of stocks,...

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The benefits of applying controlling in Hungarian small and medium enterprises

Hagen, Istvan Zsombor - 2009

The issue of optimal company size as well as related efficiency issues have always been a great dilemma for scientists and professionals alike. It is now evident that a bigger size would not result in greater efficiency for all activities.As a result of my research, I point out that to achieve...

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Recent Macroeconomic Dynamics and Agriculture in Historical Perspective

Orden, David - 2010

This article explores the similarities, differences, and implications from the 1970s–1980s experience for the macroeconomic dynamic that may arise from the 2008 price spike and subsequent recession. Role of monetary policy (deviations from Taylor rule) is assessed. This is an argument that has...

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