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Volatility linkages between energy and food prices : case of selected Asian countries
Taghizadeh-Hesary, Farhad; Rasoulinezhad, Ehsan; … - 2018
This study examines the linkages between energy price and food prices over the period 2000-2016 by using a Panel-VAR model in the case of eight Asian economies, namely Bangladesh, the PRC, Indonesia, India, Japan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Viet Nam. Our results confirm that energy price (oil...
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Revisiting the role of education for agricultural productivity
Reimers, Malte; Klasen, Stephan - 2011
While the majority of micro studies finds that rural education increases agricultural productivity, various recent cross-country regressions analyzing the determinants of agricultural productivity were only able to detect an insignificant or even surprisingly negative effect of schooling. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009380403
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Revisiting the role of education for agricultural productivity
Reimers, Malte; Klasen, Stephan - 2011
While the majority of micro studies finds that rural education increases agricultural productivity, various recent cross-country regressions analysing the determinants of agricultural productivity were only able to detect insignificant or even surprising negative effects of schooling. In this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010349170
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The real effects of capital controls : financial constraints, exporters, and firm investment
Alfaro, Laura; Chari, Anusha; Kanczuk, Fabio - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010410570
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The real effects of capital controls : financial constraints, exporters, and firm investment
Alfaro, Laura; Chari, Anusha; Kanczuk, Fabio - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010462035
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International financial market integration and the Feldstein-Horioka puzzle : evidence from emerging market economies
Alakbarov, Naib; Bayar, Yılmaz - In: Romanian journal of economic forecasting 24 (2021) 1, pp. 143-165
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012587120
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Sovereign Ratings and Firm Investments : A Cross-country Evidence
Paquette, Kyle; Huynh, Nhan; Torrobrum, Wutthikrai - 2022
firm investments, proxied by total, short- and long-term investment. The results remain robust when we control for the … shift their investment from long- to short-term investment, given their unaffected credit ratings after undesirable … sovereign rating events. Conversely, firms’ investment is unaltered by the sovereign upgrades. Our findings also confirm that …
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Assessing the role of foreign direct investment in environmental sustainability : a spatial semiparametric panel approach
Xie, Qichang; Yan, Yingkun; Wang, Xu - In: Economic change & restructuring 56 (2023) 2, pp. 1263-1295
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Contract Structure and Relationship-Specific Investments : Empirical Evidence from Coal Markets
Tang, Meng-Chi - 2010
Joskow (1987) examined the importance of specific investments to the contract duration of coal contracts. Since different price-adjust mechanisms are also adopted and provide different incentives during a long-term relationship, this paper examines how the level of specific investments affect...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013134866
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Farm Productivity and Market Structure. Evidence from Cotton Reforms in Zambia
Brambilla, Irene; Porto, Guido G. - 2006
This paper investigates the impacts of cotton marketing reforms on farm productivity, a key element for poverty alleviation, in rural Zambia. The reforms comprised the elimination of the Zambian cotton marketing board that was in place since 1977. Following liberalization, the sector adopted an...
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