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Pathways out of poverty during an economic crisis: an empirical assessment of rural Indonesia

McCulloch, Neil; Weisbrod, Julian; Timmer, C. Peter - 2007

Most poor people in developing countries still live in rural areas and are primarily engaged in low productivity farming activities. Thus pathways out of poverty are likely to be strongly connected to productivity increases in the rural economy, whether they are realised in farming, rural...

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The Economic Impacts of Climate Change: Evidence from Agricultural Profits and Random Fluctuations in Weather

Greenstone, Michael; Deschenes, Olivier - 2006

This paper measures the economic impact of climate change on US agricultural land by estimating the effect of the presumably random year-to-year variation in temperature and precipitation on agricultural profits. Using long-run climate change predictions from the Hadley 2 Model, the preferred...

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Shocks, income diversification and welfare in developing and transition countries

Omar Mahmoud, Toman - 2010

This dissertation takes a welfare perspective to analyze how rural households in developing countries manage risks ex-ante and cope with shocks ex-post. The first part looks at risk-coping strategies and analyzes the socio-economic consequences of AIDS-related mortality in rural sub-Saharan...

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Farm savings accounts: Examining income variability, eligibility, and benefits

Gloy, Brent; LaDue, Eddy; Cuykendall, Charles - 2005

Government subsidized farm savings accounts have gained attention as possible risk management tools. These accounts encourage farmers to set aside funds in high income years to be drawn upon in low income years. This study considers two potential savings programs, Farm and Ranch Risk Management...

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Coasian payments for agricultural external benefits - an empirical cross-section analysis

Hackl, Franz; Halla, Martin; Pruckner, Gerald J - 2005

This paper deals with a cross section analysis of local compensation payments to farmers for their provision of landscape amenities in alpine tourist communities. These payments can be interpreted as the outcomes of Coasian negotiations. Based on Austrian data we empirically identify the...

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Determinants and Dynamics of Farm Diversification

Weiss, Christoph R.; Briglauer, Wolfgang - 2000

This paper examines the impact of various farm and household characteristics (such as farm size, the off-farm employment status, the farm operator's age and schooling and the number of family members) on the level as well as the dynamics of on-farm diversification. Using linked census data for...

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Proceedings of the European Workshop on the Evaluation of Farm Investment Support, Investment Support for Improvement of Processing and Marketing of Agricultural Products

Bergschmidt, Angela (contributor); … - 2006

Contents: i - Angela Bergschmidt, Walter Dirksmeyer and Bernhard Forstner - Proceedings of the European Evaluation Workshop – Foreword -- PAPERS PRESENTED IN THE PLENARY SESSIONS -- 3 - Stefan Meyer - Methods for the Evaluation of Investment Support -- 15 - Andrea Pufahl - Programme Evaluation...

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Planungsstrategien zur Umsetzung von integrierten Umweltschutzkonzepten für die Landnutzung durch Tourismus, Landwirtschaft und Naturschutz. Eine Evaluation der Umsetzungserfolge i...

2004

Das Ziel dieser Arbeit ist es, das planungsmethodische Wissen zur Umsetzung von Kooperationen von Landwirtschaft …

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On the Choice of Farm Management Practices after the Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy in 2003

Schmid, Erwin; Sinabell, Franz - 2004

The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) was fundamentally reformed in 2003. From 2005 on, farmers will receive decoupled income support payments instead of production premiums if basic standards for environment, food safety, animal health and welfare are met. Farmers will likely adjust production...

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Auswirkungen von TTIP auf die österreichische Landwirtschaft und Nahrungsmittelproduktion: Beschäftigungs- und Struktureffekte

Miess, Michael; Raza, Werner G.; Reiner, Christian; … - 2018

Wertschöpfung in den Sektoren Landwirtschaft und Nahrungsmittelproduktion auf Grund von TTIP in Österreich sinkt. Vor diesem … Auswirkungen auf Landwirtschaft und dem Nahrungsmittelsektor auf Grund von TTIP resultieren. Die weitere Struktur des Berichts … österreichischen Landwirtschaft und Nahrungsmittelproduktion, bestehende Handelshemmnisse sowie in die bisherige Literatur zu …

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