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We partnered with a micro-lender in Mali to randomize credit offers at the village level. Then, in no-loan control villages, we gave cash grants to randomly selected households. These grants led to higher agricultural investments and profits, thus showing that liquidity constraints bind with...
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The purpose of this paper is to explain the relationship between economic performance and labourmanoeuvrability of township-village enterprises in the Jiangsu province, China. We start with a generaloverview of the development in the Chinese economy and the functioning of labour markets. Next,...
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I present a study of ownership of firms under government rent seeking. Using its control of regulated inputs, a government agency extracts rents from a manager who undertakes an investment. Such a government rent seeking activity leads to a typical hold-up problem. Government ownership is shown...
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Malawi has experienced a forward shift in its demand for Irish potato (Solanum tuberosum) consumption. Given limited resources at farmers' disposal, meeting the growing demand will require farmers to follow the efficient path of the farm production resources. This paper, therefore, is an attempt...
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production in Indonesia comes from large-scale plantations, independently operating smallholders are increasing in importance and … duration model to analyze the patterns and dynamics of oil palm adoption among smallholders. Initially, smallholders were … palm adoption significantly. Independent smallholders adopt oil palm especially in those villages that also have contracts …
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Transaction costs play a key role in the behaviour of smallholders in developing countries. We exploit the quasi … the introduction of a new auction floor on tobacco yield and production of smallholders. Yield increases over the years to …
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This book assesses the institutional, technical and market constraints as well as opportunities for smallholders … policy framework and potential institutional responses to unlock the relevant markets for smallholders. …
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There is a widely held consensus that it will not be possible to feed the world without the help of the smallholders of … businesses and products. As efficient as external inputs may be, poorer smallholders are rarely able to bear the costs and risks …
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Based on unique primary surveys, we study dairy transformation processes in East Africa, specifically in Ethiopia and Uganda. Evidence on transformation and differential paths followed in doing so in these countries is often limited due to a lack of data. We note significant changes in the dairy...
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