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price changes of 2008. In this analysis the volatility of the maize futures price at three different commodity futures …
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This analysis employs cointegration methods and semiparametric regression in order to assess the integration of maize … rich dataset of 16 series of wholesale maize prices between 2000 and 2008 for Kenya, Tanzanian and Uganda. Distance is …
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may bear little relationship with market prices. We econometrically estimate shadow prices of maize using data from a … traditional but not improved maize varieties. They are particularly high in the indigenous areas of southern and southeastern … Mexico, indicating large de facto incentives to maintain traditional maize there. …
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transaction costs are not binding. I estimate the proportion of land subsistence maize farmers allocate to traditional versus … modern maize varieties using nationally representative rural household data from Mexico the center of diversity of maize. I …
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increase its maize exports to other countries. If global maize production is lower than usual due to supply shocks in major … exporting regions, Tanzania may be able to export more maize at higher prices, even if it also experiences below …
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Estimating farmers' supply responses to changes in framework conditions is important to in-form decision-makers on the expected impacts on production volume as well as the resulting land-use shifts. Existing agricultural supply response models generally require either larger databases with...
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Schweinefleisch der Fall aber hat nun auch Rindfleisch erfasst. Aufgrund der gestiegenen Erzeugungskosten sind die Erzeugerpreise …
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Beschreibung. Auch in Deutschland setzt sich die zurückhaltende Neigung, Fleisch, insbesondere Schweine- und Rindfleisch zu kaufen … producing regions. The situation in the beef market is somewhat different. The USA and China in particular have a high demand … particular has been significantly reduced in almost all EU countries. The decline in beef production also continues. Weak demand …
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This paper uses an endogenous merger formation approach in a concentrated international oligopoly to examine the effects of trade liberalization on the nature of merger incentives (national vs. international). The effects of unilateral trade liberalization on a country's industry structure are...
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This paper develops a modality of liberalization for APEC, based on a sectoral level, as an alternative to the politically sensitive Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP). This model, originally developed by Wonnacott (1994), argues for the liberalization of sectors on an MFN basis, where...
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