This paper attempts to demonstrate how location of an agricultural economic activity in relation to urban centers determines households' decision to allot their agricultural land to the production of either staple crop or a high value but risky cash crop. Analyzing household data from villages...

This paper investigates the effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) on structural transformation using panel data from 44 developing countries and four newly industrialized countries from 1990 to 2018 by employing the generalized method of moment approach of Arellano-Bond (1991). The...

Developing countries require overall labor productivity to sustain their economic growth. Overall labor productivity, on the other hand, cannot be achieved without structural change. Because developing countries lack sufficient resources, foreign direct investment (FDI) is recommended for them...

The paper examines the effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the structural changes in Ethiopia using an ARDL model. The authors found both FDI and domestic investment to have a positive effect while trade openness and inflation to have a negative effect on structural change. However,...

This paper attempts to demonstrate how location of an agricultural economic activity in relation to urban centers determines households' decision to allot their agricultural land to the production of either staple crop or a high value but risky cash crop. Analyzing household data from villages...

Developing countries require overall labor productivity to sustain their economic growth. Overall labor productivity, on the other hand, cannot be achieved without structural change. Because developing countries lack sufficient resources, foreign direct investment (FDI) is recommended for them...

The paper examines the effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the structural changes in Ethiopia using an ARDL model. The authors found both FDI and domestic investment to have a positive effect while trade openness and inflation to have a negative effect on structural change. However,...

This paper attempts to demonstrate how location of an agricultural economic activity in relation to urban centers determines households' decision to allot their agricultural land to the production of either staple crop or a high value but risky cash crop. Analyzing household data from villages...