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Boda-bodas rule: Non-agricultural activities and their inequality implications in Western Kenya
Lay, Jann; M'Mukaria, George Michuki; Omar Mahmoud, Toman - 2007
Diversification into non-agricultural activities in rural areas can be broadly classified as either survival-led or … the population and would reduce poverty. Opportunity-led diversification, by contrast, would increase inequality and have … opportunity-led diversification. Yet, the poverty and inequality implications of the differently motivated diversification …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010295054
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Diversification, risk management and risk coping strategies: Evidence from rural households in three provinces in Vietnam
Phung Duc, Tung; Waibel, Hermann - 2009
cope with shocks. Among the different types of shocks and risks, agriculture and economic shocks and risks are the main … household are also very important factors that impact on the diversification level of the households. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010301472
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Innovative Approaches in Tourism Business Development
Stanovčić, Tatjana; Perović, Đurđica; Peković, Sanja - 2015
. Specialisation, thematisation, inscenation, diversification and resort concept are identified as key innovative opportunities. On the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011920305
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Regional Economic Growth and SMEs in Brazil: a Spatial Analysis (Submission for the Refereed Y-session Papers).
Cravo, Túlio - 2010
This paper examines the relationship between economic growth and the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) sector for a panel of 503 Brazilian micro-regions for the period 1980-2004 using panel spatial econometrics. It investigates the importance of the SME sector size measured by the share of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011332414
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Are Small Firms more cyclically Sensitive than Large Ones? National, Regional and Sectoral Evidence from Brazil.
Cravo, Túlio - 2010
An important issue facing policymakers is the degree to which fluctuations in economic activity affect employment in large and small businesses across sectors and regions. These issues are particularly relevant for developing countries, as they matter for the understanding of the labour market...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011332430
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Legal Origin and Size Effects in European Listed Firms
Bjuggren, Per-Olof; Högberg, Andreas - 2010
This paper investigates the impact of legal tradition and firm size on investment performance for firms in 16 European countries. Europe as a region is of special interest in this sense since the legal systems differs widely within a concentrated geographical area. Anglo Saxon, German, French as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011332712
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Long-run factors of firm growth: A study of German firms
Schimke, Antje; Brenner, Thomas - 2010
This paper focuses on factors that affect the growth of manufacturing firms in Germany. It addresses which factors might be needful and which factors might be helpful for the different growth stages of these firms. Most firms face turning points in their life course, and thus do not grow...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011332739
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Explaining Wage Losses after Job Displacement: Employer Size and Lost Firm Rents
Fackler, Daniel; Mueller, Steffen; Stegmaier, Jens - 2018
Why does job displacement, e.g., following import competition, technological change, or economic downturns, result in permanent wage losses? The job displacement literature is silent on whether wage losses after job displacement are driven by lost firm wage premiums or worker productivity...
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Does high growth persist? A focus on growth formulas and the influence of firm exits
Erhardt, Eva - 2018
This study investigates the development of firms after high-growth. We argue that the formula used for measuring growth determines results. Implications from different formulas are tested with data from Amadeus on Bulgarian firms for the years 2001-2010. We provide first evidence for an absolute...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011892100
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Evaluation of realized investments in Belgrade's and Danube region
Subić, Jonel; Nastić, Lana; Jovanović, Marijana - 2013
addition to other macroeconomic indicators show a high risk of investing in the entire economy, as well as in agriculture, as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011288233