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Empirical Investigation of factors affecting information and communication technologies (icts) in Agric-Business among small scale farmers in Esan Community, Edo State, Nigeria
Awojide, Simon; Akintelu, Sunday Olufemi - 2018
ICTs are vital technologies for the development of agricultural sector in Nigeria. Its usage has created wealth to many, both in developed and developing countries. The study evaluated the usage of ICT in agricultural practices and determined factors influencing its usage among farmers in Esan...
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Farm productivity and efficiency in rural Bangladesh: The role of education revisited
Asadullah, Mohammad Niaz; Rahman, Sanzidur - 2005
This paper reassesses the debate over the role of education in farm production in Bangladesh using a large dataset on rice producing households from 141 villages. Average and stochastic production frontier functions are estimated to ascertain the effect of education on productivity and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009441511
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Farm Productivity and Efficiency in Rural Bangladesh: The Role of Education Revisited
Asadullah, M. Niaz; Rahman, Sanzidur - 2006
This paper reassesses the debate over the role of education in farm pro duction in Bangladesh using a large dataset on rice producing hous eholds from 141 villages. Average and stochastic production frontier functions are estimated to ascertain the effect of education on productivity and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442512
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The returns to education : microeconomics
Harmon, Colm; Oosterbeek, Hessel; Walker, Ian - 2003
In this paper we focus on education as a private decision to invest in ‘human capital’ and the estimation of the rate of return to that private investment. While the literature is replete with studies that estimate the rate of return using regression methods where the estimated return is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475659
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Earnings Disparities in the Czech Republic: Evidence of the Past Decade and Cross-National Comparison
Vecernik, Jiri - 2001
Wage and income surveys covering the period 1989-1999 are used to display changes in inequality of earnings and main factors of disparities. In the first part, increasing differences in the Czech Republic and the decreasing weight of demographic characteristics in wage structure are observed. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009477159
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Changing wage structure and education in Vietnam 1993-1998: The roles of demand
Liu, Amy - 2005
This paper examines the changes in relative earnings of workers with different education levels during Vietnam’s transition. It is found that females enjoy a higher return to education than males do in 1998, reversing the situation observed five years ago. A large fall in the returns to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009451767
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Schooling, Capital Constraints and Entrepreneurial Performance
Praag, C.M. van; Parker, S.C. - 2004
To what extent is the performance of a small business venture, once started, affected by capital constraints at the time of inception and by the business founder's investment in human capital? We attempt to answer this question taking into account the potential endogeneity of human and financial...
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The mediating effects of perceived quality and risk on purchase intentions between prototypical and me-too brands
Quintal, Vanessa; Sims, Daniel - 2009
users comprised young adults, a survey was administered to a general student population at three universities in Australia …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009434779
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On-farm quality assurance in the redmeat industry of Australia
Kennedy, Anna - 2006
A series of on-farm quality assurance schemes for red meat producers across Australia were developed in the late 1990s … in Australia, indicating that the larger than average producers were implementing quality assurance. Based on previous … producers (22% of certified Flockcare producers) across Australia were initially approached. A total of 382 adopter surveys were …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009434786
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Expatriate selection, training, family issues and repatriation putting theory into best practice for expatriate success in Australia, Singapore and Malaysia
Neilson, George A. - 2002
expatriate management in fifty, multinational and international organisations in Australia, Singapore and Malaysia to contribute …
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