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This collection of articles contributes to knowledge of the German insurance industry after its liberalization by analyzing changes in the structure and choice of distribution channels in private insurance markets in the first and second article. In a third article the development of market...
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Microfinance institutions are important, particularly in developing countries, because they expand the frontier of financial intermediation by providing loans to those traditionally excluded from formal financial markets. This paper presents the first systematic statistical examination of the...
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diversification, transaction cost and production risk on input market participation decisions. This study develops an analytical … intensity decisions, while income diversification positively influences the entry decisions. These results are confirmed by … the entry and intensity decision models except in one case: inclusion of income diversification in the intensity decision …
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conclusion that policies should focus on the further diversification of income options of rural households. However, much off …
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Empirical evidence shows that non-farm income diversification is associated with higher welfare among farm households …. However, most studies have ignored market barriers and farm income risk in explaining income diversification behaviour. This …, in explaining income diversification behaviour. The analytical framework is used to test the hypotheses that: market …
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theincreasing capitalization of the primary sector. The relevance of income diversification and interest in various development … study is to identify factors that determine income diversification in Germany. An econometric model has been estimated based … on a comprehensive survey’s data. The results show that the main economic incentive for farm diversification is the …
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growing number of voices are calling for increased diversification of energy supplies. Proponents of renewable energy and … energy efficiency identify these clean energy sources as an important part of the solution. Increased deployment of renewable … energy (RE) and energy efficiency (EE) can hedge natural gas price risk in more than one way, but this paper touches on just …
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growing number of voices are calling for increased diversification of energy supplies. Proponents of renewable energy …
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The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) Engineering Directorate is in the third year of a diversity process that has changed the culture of the organization in many ways. This work outlines progress toward realizing the LLNL Engineering Diversity Model. Currently recommendations are...
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Two key overarching goals of this Initiative are enhancing the efficiency and competitiveness of U.S. industry and … preserve the environment, improve energy efficiency, and provide for national security. The success of this Initiative clearly …
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