In order to analyze the degree of development of economic systems for the two agriculture types, conventional and ecological, as well as the "survival" capacity and the direction of their development, it is necessary to take into account the correct definition and measurement of the economic...

Economic efficiency is defined by the obtaining of useful economic effects, provided that material, human and financial resources are used rationally. Thus, in general terms, economic efficiency can be defined as the connection between the useful effects obtained from a certain economic activity...

We partnered with a micro-lender in Mali to randomize credit offers at the village level. Then, in no-loan control villages, we gave cash grants to randomly selected households. These grants led to higher agricultural investments and profits, thus showing that liquidity constraints bind with...

Profitability of the specialist beef production in the Australian Beef Industry is undertaken using a break-even model. The results reveal that during the financial years 1991-1996, the specialist beef producers were operating above the break-even level in the states of South Australia and to...

We partnered with a micro-lender in Mali to randomize credit offers at the village level. Then, in no-loan control villages, we gave cash grants to randomly selected households. These grants led to higher agricultural investments and profits, thus showing that liquidity constraints bind with...

In order to analyze the degree of development of economic systems for the two agriculture types, conventional and ecological, as well as the "survival" capacity and the direction of their development, it is necessary to take into account the correct definition and measurement of the economic...

Economic efficiency is defined by the obtaining of useful economic effects, provided that material, human and financial resources are used rationally. Thus, in general terms, economic efficiency can be defined as the connection between the useful effects obtained from a certain economic activity...