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Social capital, transition in agriculture, and economic organisation: a theoretical perspective
Valentinov, Vladislav - Leibniz-Institut für Agrarentwicklung in … - 2003
Social capital is defined as the shared knowledge, trust, and culture, embodied in the structural forms of networks and other stable inter-agent relationships. Social capital has been shown to be more difficult to build than economic capital, and to have greater beneficial effects for community...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008526819
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SOCIAL CAPITAL, TRANSITION IN AGRICULTURE, AND ECONOMIC ORGANISATION: A THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE
Valentinov, Vladislav - Leibniz-Institut für Agrarentwicklung in … - 2003
ABSTRACT Social capital is defined as the shared knowledge, trust, and culture, embodied in the structural forms of networks and other stable inter-agent relationships. Social capital has been shown to be more difficult to build than economic capital, and to have greater beneficial effects for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005038568
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EVALUATION OF FACTORS AFFECTING AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES PERFORMANCE IN MALAYSIA
Nurjihan Idris Author_Email: nurjihanidris@gmail.com; … - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010535787
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An analysis of operational efficiency and optimal development for agricultural cooperatives in Chiang Mai
Singhavara, Montri; Leerattanakorn, Nisachon; … - In: The Empirical Econometrics and Quantitative Economics … 2 (2013) 2, pp. 83-83
By employing the Malmquist productivity index, Data Envelope Analysis (DEA) and super-efficiency DEA, this study … are suggested in order to improve efficiency of agricultural cooperatives in Chiang Mai province, Thailand. The results … technical efficiency change and scale efficiency change still continue in downward trend. From 55 agricultural cooperatives …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010765565
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Efficiency-Enhancing Signalling in the Samaritan's Dilemma
Lagerlof, Johan - EconWPA - 2002
Suppose an altruistic person, A, is willing to transfer resources to a second person, B, if B comes upon hard times. If B anticipates that A will act in this manner, B will save too little from both agents' point of view. This is the Samaritan's dilemma. The logic of the dilemma has been...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005077070
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Equity, international trade and climate policy
Kemfert, Claudia; Tol, Richard - In: International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law … 2 (2002) 1, pp. 23-48
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004965617
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Who Owns Children and Does It Matter?
Schoonbroodt, Alice; Tertilt, Michele - eSocialSciences - 2010
than the social benefit. We present an overlapping-generations (OLG) model with fertility choice and altruism, and model …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008543088
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Efficiency-Enhancing Signalling in the Samaritan's Dilemma
Lagerlöf, Johan N. M. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003
Suppose an altruistic person - A - is willing to transfer resources to a second person - B - if B comes upon hard times. If B anticipates that A will act in this manner, B will save too little from both agents’ point of view. This is the Samaritan’s dilemma. The logic of the dilemma has been...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005497793
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Mixed Feelings: Theories and Evidence of Warm Glow and Altruism
Konow, James - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
inconsistencies and reconcile the evidence on crowding out and feelings, this paper proposes a theory of conditional altruism, which …This paper presents theoretical and empirical analyses of experiments that test competing theories of altruism …, including pure altruism (a preference for the well-being of others), warm glow (a good feeling from giving) and impure altruism …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005622094
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Reciprocity, Materialism and Welfare: An Evolutionary Model.
Poulsen, A. - Nationalökonomisk Institut, Institut for Økonomi - 2001
This paper analyses preference evolution in a bargaining situation. We show that preferences for reciprocity, that sustain a con ict-free outcome, are viable if players have enough information about opponents' preferences. However, de-pending on the initial starting point, preference evolution...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005641337