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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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MARKET IMPERFECTIONS AND CLASS STRUCTURE: THE CASE OF SOUTH AFRICA
Lovo, Stefania - 2008
ofthe model. Market imperfections, which prevent household from accessing markets, are expected to havedifferent impacts on … heterogenous households; in this study, a Brant test on coefficient constancy helpsto identify the household specific factors …
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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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Industrielle Ökologie : theoretische Annäherung an ein Konzept nachhaltiger Produktionsweisen
Bauer, Joa - 2008
Diese Arbeit rezipiert den Begriff der „Industriellen Ökologie” (IÖ) von einer transdisziplinären Warte aus. Explizit geprägt und verwendet wird dieser Begriff seit gut einem Jahrzehnt vor allem im angloamerikanischen Sprachraum als „industrial ecology“ (IE). Dahinter verbergen sich zwei...
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A Life Cycle Analysis System to Support D and D, Pollution Prevention, and Asset Recovery
Bishop, L.; Tonn, B.E.; Yuracko, K.L. - 2008
This paper describes a life cycle analysis system (LCAS) developed to support US Department of Energy (DOE) decision-making regarding deactivation and decommissioning (D and D), pollution prevention (P2), and asset recovery, and its deployment to analyze the disposition of facilities and capital...
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Design of Studies for Development of BPA Fish and Wildlife Mitigation Accounting Policy Phase II, Volume II, 1985-1988 Technical Report.
Kneese, Allen V. - 2008
The incremental costs of corrective measures to lessen the environmental impacts of the hydroelectric system are expected to increase and difficult questions to arise about the costs, effectiveness, and justification of alternative measures and their systemwide implications. The BPA anticipate...
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Roadmap for Development of Natural Gas Vehicle Fueling Infrastructructure and Analysis of Vehicular Natural Gas Consumption by Niche Sector
Stephen C. Yborra - 2008
correction'. While current economic fundamentals have shortened payback and improved life-cycle savings for investment in NGVs …
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Market disruption, cascading effects, and economic recovery:a life-cycle hypothesis model.
Sprigg, James A. - 2008
savings. We simulate an economy of continuous overlapping generations in which each household grows older in the course of the … from market noise stemming from consumer churn. In this paper we introduce a bond market as a mechanism for household … simulation and continually revises its target level of savings according to a life-cycle hypothesis. Households can seek …
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Determining Price Reasonableness in Federal ESPCs
Shonder, J.A. - 2008
related to pricing and fair and reasonable price determination in federal energy savings performance contracts (ESPCs). This …
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Design Study and Cost Estimate for an Assurred Isolation Facility in Texas
Baird, R. D.; Rogers, B. C.; Chau, N.; Kerr, Thomas A - 2009
The optimized assured isolation facility (AIF) consists of waste shipping containers being placed inside steel-reinforced concrete overpacks, which are, in turn, placed in steel-reinforced concrete vaults without an earthen cover system. The concrete vaults are designed to remain in service for...
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