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The Adoption of Water Conservation and Intensification Technologies and Farm Income: A Propensity Score Analysis for Rice Farmers in Northern Ghana

Faltermeier, Liane; Abdulai, Awudu - 2008

This study uses cross-sectional data of 342 small-scale lowland rice farmers in Northern Region of Ghana to analyze the impact of the adoption decision of bund construction and seed dibbling on net returns, input demand and output supply. Matching was conducted based on Mahalanobis distance...

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Agricultural Contracts and Alternative Marketing Options: A Matching Analysis

Katchova, Ani L. - 2008

The increasing use of agricultural contracts and processor concentration raises concerns that processors may offer lower contract prices in absence of competition from other local contractors and spot markets. This study examines the price competitiveness of marketing and production contracts...

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The Echo of Job Displacement

Eliason, Marcus; Storrie, Donald - 2003

This paper examines whether the loss of a job increases the likelihood of future difficulties on the labour market. We study displacement resulting from all plant closures (with ten or more employees) in Sweden in 1987 and follow their labor market outcome up to 1999. The control group is...

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Adoption and economic impact of water conservation and intensification methods on input demand, output supply, and net returns in lowland rice production of northern Ghana

Andrea Liane Linda Faltermeier - 2009

Rice is an important cereal to Ghana’s economy and agriculture. While there is huge potential for lowland rice cultivation in northern Ghana, erratic rainfall and low and degrading soil fertility remain the key constraints of production. The present study analyzes the adoption decision and the...

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The Impact of Property Condition Disclosure Laws on Housing Prices: Evidence from an Event Study using Propensity Scores

Nanda, Anupam; Ross, Stephen L. - 2008

We examine the impact of seller's Property Condition Disclosure Law on the residential real estate values. A disclosure law may address the information asymmetry in housing transactions shifting of risk from buyers and brokers to the sellers and raising housing prices as a result. We combine...

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International Research Collaboration, Research Team Performance, and Scientific and Technological Capabilities in Colombia: A Bottom-Up Perspective

Ordonez-Matamoros, Gonzalo - 2008

This dissertation examines the ways international research collaboration affects the ability of Colombian research teams to produce bibliographic outputs, and to contribute to local knowledge. Research hypotheses are tested using Zero Inflated Negative Binomial Regression models to account for...

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"Your Life is Waiting!": Symbolic Meanings in Direct-to-Consumer Antidepressant Advertising

Grow, Jean; Park, Jin Seong; Han, Xiaoqi - 2006

This semiotic analysis demonstrates how pharmaceutical companies strategically frame depression within the hotly … depression within the biochemical model of causation, privileges benefits over risks, fails to adequately educate consumers, and … frames depression as a female condition. The authors close with commentary on the potential implications, with particular …

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The health status of the retirement-age population: a first approach

Crespo, Laura; Denis, Angela; Jimeno Serrano, Juan F.

.1% depression-related symptoms, compared with 53.3%, 15.8% and 16.3%, respectively, among men. These prevalences are significantly …

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