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Societal dynamics of sustainability certification in Ghanaian cocoa producing communities: Assessing social cohesion effects and their implications for collective action

Ollendorf, Franziska; Sieber, Stefan; Löhr, Katharina - In: Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems 47 (2023) 2, pp. 212-238

In the global cocoa-chocolate chain, sustainability certification became the most widely applied industry tool to … respond to sustainability challenges, such as extreme poverty among cocoa producers, and related issues of child labor and … as key for a broader sustainability transition. Insights from key informant interviews in two Ghanaian cocoa communities …

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In‐kind credit provision through contract farming and formal credit markets

Ruml, Anette; Parlasca, Martin C. - In: Agribusiness 38 (2021) 2, pp. 402-425

ability to receive formal credit. We use data of 463 oil palm producers in Ghana and show that participation in contract …

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Does mobile phone technology reduce agricultural price distortions? Evidence from cocoa and coffee industries

Nsabimana, Aimable; Amuakwa-Mensah, Franklin - In: Agricultural and Food Economics 6 (2018) 1, pp. 1-24

protection systems, has received rare attention in the cocoa and coffee sub-sectors. This study examines the contribution of … mobile phone technology in reducing price distortions in cocoa and coffee production. In addition, we tested stylized facts … distortion in the cocoa and coffee industries. …

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Regional developmentalism in West Africa: The case for commodity-based industrialization through regional cooperation in the cocoa-chocolate sector

Rudahindwa, Jonathan Bashi; Van Huellen, Sophie - In: Journal of African Trade 8 (2021) 1, pp. 82-95

this observation and using the West African cocoa-chocolate sector as a case study, we propose the regional …

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Willingness to participate in a cocoa pension scheme in Ghana: An application of discrete choice experiment

Bannor, Richard Kwasi; Oppong-Kyeremeh, Helena; Amfo, … - In: Cogent Business & Management 9 (2022) 1, pp. 1-21

paper aims at investigating cocoa farmers' awareness of pension schemes as well as assessing their willingness to … participate in a cocoa pension scheme. A sample of 450 cocoa farmers were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. The … farmers' willingness to pay for pension schemes. From the study, only 43 percent of farmers were aware of the cocoa pension …

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Credit constraints and the extensive margins of exports: First evidence for German manufacturing

Wagner, Joachim - In: Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal 9 (2015) 2015-18, pp. 1-17

This paper uses a unique newly constructed data set to investigate for the first time the link between credit constraints and the extensive margins of exports in Germany, one of the leading actors on the international market for goods. In line with theoretical considerations and comparable...

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Förderung von Mikrounternehmen in Uganda: Geschäfte von Männern profitieren von Krediten kombiniert mit Schulungen

Fiala, Nathan; Janes, Laurin - In: DIW Wochenbericht 81 (2014) 8, pp. 141-147

Mikrounternehmen sind für einen Großteil der armen Weltbevölkerung Haupteinkommens- und Beschäftigungsquelle. Die Entwicklung geeigneter Förderprogramme für Mikrounternehmen stellt weiterhin eine große Herausforderung dar. Während Finanzspritzen oft bei der Unternehmensgründung helfen,...

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Understanding the income gradient in college attendance in Mexico: The role of heterogeneity in expected returns

Kaufmann, Katja Maria - In: Quantitative Economics 5 (2014) 3, pp. 583-630

Differences in college enrollment between poor and rich are striking in Latin America. Explanations such as differences in college preparedness and credit constraints have been advanced. An alternative explanation could be differences in information sets between poor and rich, for example, about...

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A Bayesian dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model of stock market bubbles and business cycles

Miao, Jianjun; Wang, Pengfei; Xu, Zhiwei - In: Quantitative Economics 6 (2015) 3, pp. 599-635

We present an estimated dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model of stock market bubbles and business cycles using Bayesian methods. Bubbles emerge through a positive feedback loop mechanism supported by self-fulfilling beliefs. We identify a sentiment shock that drives the movements of...

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The cyclical dynamics of illiquid housing, debt, and foreclosures

Hedlund, Aaron - In: Quantitative Economics 7 (2016) 1, pp. 289-328

This paper quantitatively accounts for the cyclical dynamics of key macroeconomic housing and mortgage market variables using a tractable, search-theoretic model of housing with equilibrium mortgage default. To explain these dynamics, the model highlights the importance of liquidity spirals that...

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