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attitudes towards risk, but the empirical evidence, to the extent that it exists, has been indirect. In this paper, we use newly … attitudes towards risk. We find that individuals who are more willing to take risks are more likely to migrate between labor …
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attitudes towards risk, but the empirical evidence, to the extent that it exists, has been indirect. In this paper, we use newly … attitudes towards risk. We find that individuals who are more willing to take risks are more likely to migrate between labor …
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examine the link between attitudes, empathy and skill in motorcycle safety behaviour. Motorcyclists were perceived by the …-motorcyclists), as a group be at a high risk of accidents on the road. This was due to perceived behavioural characteristics of … motorists—particularly in relation to reducing speed limits at urban junctions. Finally, the idea of risk mapping and reduced …
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private coastal landowners to determine their general socioeconomic characteristics, attitudes toward risks, attitudes toward … and the level of investment in coastal restoration. Preliminary results show that property size, attitudes toward wetland … restoration and maintenance, land use, and degree of risk aversion are important factors in a landowner’s decisions to invest in …
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empirically unobservable, I rely on an index of NIPF owners’ attitudes to risk from a hypothetical survey question involving … apply a probit analysis to test how owner and property characteristics influence the NIPF owners’ attitudes to risk. The … results show that characteristics influence the formation of risk attitudes. More explicitly, a longer period of ownership …
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The aim of this paper is to describe recent developments in ownership and management structures in the Italian agricultural sector. We analyze trends in the number of holdings by legal status and the rapid increase in the transition from single to corporate structures. Then we use the Rica...
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Farm-level Census data and county-level income shock data reveal that past unexpected income shocks affect the rate of change in average farm size. Average farm size increases more quickly in counties experiencing negative income shocks as compared to counties experiencing positive income...
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