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The impact of sectoral minimum wage laws on employment, wages, and hours of work in South Africa

Bhorat, Haroon; Kanbur, Ravi; Mayet, Natasha - In: IZA Journal of Labor & Development 2 (2013), pp. 1-27

This paper attempts to investigate the impact of sectoral wage laws in South Africa. Specifically, we examine the impact of minimum wage laws promulgated in the Retail, Domestic work, Forestry, Security, and Taxi sectors using 15 waves of biannual Labour Force Survey data for the 2000-2007...

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Alpine Böden und ihre zahlreichen Funktionen: Integration von Bodenökosystemleistungen in die Raumplanung

Haslmayr, Hans-Peter; Steinbrunner, Barbara - In: Raumentwicklung – ARL-Journal für Wissenschaft und Praxis 54 (2024) 01, pp. 28-32

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Determinants of farmland degradation among farming households in West Guji Zone, Ethiopia

Bululta, Mengistu; Tamiru, Haile; Ayele, Tariku - In: Cogent Economics & Finance 10 (2022) 1, pp. 1-21

This paper aimed to examine the determinants of farmland degradation in the West Guji Zone. The study employed data collected in 2020 from a sample of 385 farm households selected using a simple random sampling technique. An ordered probit model was run to examine the association of explanatory...

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Cost efficiency, Morishima, Allen-Uzawa and Cross-Price elasticities among Irish potato farmers in Dedza district, Malawi

Assa, Maganga M.; Edriss, Abdi-Khalil; Matchaya, … - In: International Journal of Economic Sciences and Applied … 6 (2013) 1, pp. 59-73

Malawi has experienced a forward shift in its demand for Irish potato (Solanum tuberosum) consumption. Given limited resources at farmers' disposal, meeting the growing demand will require farmers to follow the efficient path of the farm production resources. This paper, therefore, is an attempt...

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Theorie und Empirie agrarstrukturellen Wandels?

Mann, Stefan - In: Agrarwirtschaft: Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaft, … 52 (2003) 3, pp. 140-148

The paper examines to which extent the theory of the farm household and the argument of path dependencies can be confirmed through recent empirical contributions on structural change in agriculture. In addition, a model is developed that explains structural change through occupational choices in...

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Vertical coordination with growers in the supermarket fresh fruit and vegetables supply chain in Croatia

Götz, Linde; Njavro, Mario; Hanf, Jon H.; Pieniadz, Agata - In: Agrarwirtschaft: Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaft, … 58 (2009) 8, pp. 363-370

This paper provides further evidence on vertical coordination as a means of overcoming supply disruptions and improving product quality. In contrast to previous studies, our findings suggest that the leading model of vertical coordination between fruit and vegetables growers and supermarkets in...

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Zur Entwicklung der Hauswirtschaften im Verlaufe des Transformationsprozesses in der Ukraine

Nedoborovskyy, Andriy; Schulze, Eberhard - In: Agrarwirtschaft: Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaft, … 55 (2006) 2, pp. 100-111

Im Verlauf des Transformationsprozesses hat die Rolle der Hauswirtschaften in der Ukraine hinsichtlich der Erzeugung von landwirtschaftlichen Produkten entgegen den ursprünglichen Erwartungen stark zugenommen. Das Ziel des Beitrages ist es zum einem, die Entwicklung von Hauswirtschaften unter...

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Contract farming and everyday acts of resistance: Oil palm contract farmers in the Philippines

Hambloch, Caroline - In: Journal of Agrarian Change 22 (2021) 1, pp. 58-76

challenges the common portrayal of the “powerful” company versus the “powerless” landowners/smallholders by using the literature … or everyday acts of resistance. The analysis highlights how CF has created chains of dependency, in which smallholders …

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Livelihood vulnerability and climate change: a comparative analysis of smallholders in the Indo-Gangetic plains

Venus, Terese E.; Bilgram, Stephanie; Sauer, Johannes; … - In: Environment, Development and Sustainability 24 (2021) 2, pp. 1981-2009

In the Indo-Gangetic Plains, one of India's most productive agricultural regions, smallholder livelihood vulnerability can inhibit sustainable development. As there are significant differences in economic development, natural resources and agricultural productivity within the region, we estimate...

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Exposure to large-scale farms increases smallholders' competitive behavior and closes the gender gap

Khadjavi, Menusch; Sipangule, Kacana; Thiele, Rainer - In: World Development 176 (2024)

We investigate how exposure to large-scale farms affects smallholders’ competitive behavior. Based on lab …-in-the-field experimental measures covering more than 900 smallholders and 400 children in Zambia, we find that smallholders who are … effect is especially pronounced for female smallholders and closes the gender gap associated with competitiveness. This …

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