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Bank risk ratings and the pricing of agricultural loans
Walraven, Nick; Barry, Peter J. - In: Agricultural Finance Review 64 (2004) 2, pp. 107-118
This paper reviews the prevalence of the use of risk ratings by commercial banks that participated in the Federal Reserve’s Survey of Terms of Bank Lending to Farmers between 1997 and 2002. Adoption of risk rating procedures held about steady over the period, with a little less than half the...
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Enhancing microfinance using index‐based risk‐transfer products
Skees, Jerry R.; Barnett, Barry J. - In: Agricultural Finance Review 66 (2006) 2, pp. 235-250
While significant progress in microcredit and microfinance has been made in low‐income countries, lending for small farming enterprises has been limited. This article reviews how innovative index‐based risk‐transfer products (IBRTPs) can be used to transfer the correlated natural disaster...
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External equity in agriculture: Risk sharing and incentives in a principal‐agent relationship
Wang, Zijun; Leatham, David J.; Chaisantikulawat, Thanapat - In: Agricultural Finance Review 62 (2002) 1, pp. 13-24
The moral hazard problem which obstructs external equity financing of farm businesses is studied using the principal‐agent framework. We assume that the supplier of external equity capital (the principal) cannot directly observe the farmer’s (agent’s) effort, but can observe the random...
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The sustainability of return on assets among sectors in the food economy
Boland, Michael; Schumacher, Sara - In: Agricultural Finance Review 65 (2005) 1, pp. 31-43
Using return on assets as a proxy for profitability, this study evaluates the sustainability of profits in the food economy with respect to industry, corporate, and business‐specific effects for low‐ and high‐performing firms. The food economy is broken into its four major sectors: food...
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Earnings, accruals, cash flows, and EBITDA for agribusiness firms
Omar Trejo‐Pech, Carlos; Weldon, Richard N.; House, … - In: Agricultural Finance Review 68 (2008) 2, pp. 301-319
(i.e., agribusiness) and compares them with results for the complete U.S. market. In addition, we evaluate earnings …
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Characteristics of unsuccessful versus successful agribusiness loans
Gallagher, Richard L. - In: Agricultural Finance Review 61 (2001) 1, pp. 20-35
Research on agribusiness loan success and failure has been limited, and has typically adopted the nonagricultural … successful agribusiness loans. Previous work is augmented by accounting for nonfinancial characteristics, including lender and … agribusiness manager experience that resulted in an improved model prediction success rate of 97.5%. A unique result is the …
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A blueprint for food safety in China
Connolly, Aidan J; Luo, Leona Shaojing; Woolsey, Michael; … - In: China Agricultural Economic Review 8 (2016) 1, pp. 129-147
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to offer a blueprint, or outline considerations for the continuing evolution of the Chinese food safety system. Design/methodology/approach – The paper begins with the review of the current food safety system in China and the demonstration of the...
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Using the Internet to communicate with key audiences
Flynn, Greg - In: Journal of Communication Management 1 (1996) 2, pp. 200-204
The excitement surrounding the Internet should be counterbalanced by the realisation that ‘The Net’ can be less than effective as a medium to reach key audiences. This paper initially studies the appeal of the Internet over today's dominant forms of media — such as television — before...
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Misplaced marketing “It hurts. Fix It.” The patients’ lament and unhealthy medical care marketing
Rotfeld, Herbert Jack - In: Journal of Consumer Marketing 20 (2003) 1, pp. 7-9
influenced by the advertising claims of pharmaceutical manufacturers and other commercial concerns. Notes that marketing could be …
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Marketing experts' misplaced expertise in the courtroom
McConnell, Stephen J.; Dubas, Jennifer E. - In: Journal of Consumer Marketing 21 (2004) 6, pp. 378-380
Unfair and deceptive marketing claims are becoming a mainstay of product liability litigation in the United States, and … therefore, marketing experts will continue to play a significant role in these cases. Too often, judges permit individuals with … no legitimate expertise in marketing to offer expert opinions about the intent and effect of a defendant company …
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