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Spatial developments of Hungarian agriculture in the transition: the case of crop production
Fertő, Imre - Leibniz-Institut für Agrarentwicklung in … - 2007
The paper investigates spatial changes in cultivation and land use of wheat, maize and oilseed in Hungarian agriculture using different methods to measure these changes. The results suggest that spatial structure of crop productions has remained fairly stable during analysed period. The spatial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008597145
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Taxing Means of Agricultural Production in Germany: A Relatively High Tax Burden Compared to Other Important EU Competitors
Parsche, Rüdiger; Radulescu, Doina Maria - In: CESifo DICE Report 2 (2004) 2, pp. 48-54
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005037411
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Financial and alternative choices in personal transportation habits
Smith, Alan D. - In: International Journal of Electronic Finance 4 (2010) 3, pp. 236-268
An empirical study was conducted of employed professionals, representative of the marketing and financial services industry located within the metropolitan section of Pittsburgh, PA, resulting in 191 useable questionnaires. The thrust was to investigate the degree of seriousness on the part of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008755371
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Study of efficiency trends and productivity changes in the US TL carriers: 2000-2009
Pai, Dinesh R. - In: International Journal of Logistics Economics and … 3 (2011) 4, pp. 234-267
In this study, the nature and extent of efficiency and productivity growth in the US truckload (TL) carriers is … index is used to study the productivity changes in the US TL carriers. The window analysis results reveal that the average …, allows productivity changes to be decomposed into two categories: technical efficiency changes, and technological changes …
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Particulars of US Information Technology and productivity: lessons for Europe
Adekola, Abel; Sergi, Bruno S. - In: International Journal of Trade and Global Markets 1 (2008) 2, pp. 128-143
There is ample evidence that investment in Information Technology (IT) boosted labour markets productivity in the USA …. In fact, conspicuous flows of investment in this sector enabled the US firms to record high rates of productivity growth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005754165
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Particulars of US Information Technology and productivity: lessons for Europe
Adekola, Abel; Sergi, Bruno S. - In: International Journal of Trade and Global Markets 1 (2008) 2, pp. 128-143
There is ample evidence that investment in Information Technology (IT) boosted labour markets productivity in the USA …. In fact, conspicuous flows of investment in this sector enabled the US firms to record high rates of productivity growth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008539603
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Modelling Possible Impacts of GM Crops on Australian Trade
Stone, Susan; Matysek, Anna; Dolling, Andrew - EconWPA - 2003
been introduced. The model includes assumptions about the productivity gains of GM crops, possible consumer responses and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005407855
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Time allocation to energy resource collection in rural Ethiopia: Gender-disaggregated household responses to changes in firewood availability:
Scheurlen, Elena - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015
This paper presents evidence on rural Ethiopian households’ time allocation to different activities, especially fuel collection work, and examines the effect of changes in the availability of firewood resources on households’ time allocation to fuel collection and on- and off-farm...
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Rejigging the Elephant Dance
Subbarao, Duvvuri - eSocialSciences - 2011
India's development challenges. The India growth story was thrown off track by the global financial crisis which engulfed virtually every country in the world. We recovered from the crisis sooner than other countries, but the growth rate is yet to reach the pre-crisis level. There is widespread...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009370979
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2013 Global Food Policy Report
Marble, Andrew (contributor); Fritschel, Heidi (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
This 2013 Global Food Policy Report is the third in an annual series that provides an in-depth look at major food policy developments and events. Initiated in response to resurgent interest in food and nutrition security, the series offers a yearly overview of the food policy developments that...
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