This paper investigates dynamic effects of remittances on households' poverty and income distribution. Using state-of-the-art matching techniques, we measure impacts based on counterfactual scenarios, and make a step forward by applying for the first time a dose-response function approach to...

Rising inter-regional inequality is discussed in the literature for Russia as well as China, leading to the question how regional incomes are distributed. A nonparametric method, the Kernel Density Estimation, is used to estimate the inter-regional income distribution and how this distribution...

In this paper we consider both hydrology and governance as critical dimensions for irrigation water security. We scale down the overall water security concept to the agricultural sector, suggest an index of irrigation water security faced by farmers, and provide an empirical illustration in the...

We investigated firm-level perceptions of corruption, based on two enterprise surveys conducted across eight countries of the former Soviet Union. In addition to identifying the perceived major obstacles to business operations, the article looks at whether managers in the agribusiness sector...

In the Republic of Moldova, a large number of households that received land shares after the break-down of the collective farm structure currently focus on semi-subsistence agriculture. Often, one or more members of these households have migrated abroad. This paper aims at assessing the impact...

Diese Arbeit konzentriert sich auf die Rolle von Risikopräferenzen, Anreizen und Governance-Strukturen beim Einsatz von Pestiziden in der Gemüseproduktion in China. Das erste Kapitel stellt den allgemeinen Hintergrund der Dissertation und die wichtigsten Forschungsfragen der Studie vor....

Agricultural production experiences a shift in underlying institutions during the last years. Importance of private stakeholders like retailers, processors, consumers as well as tax payers is, emerging. Eligibility for single farm payments and marketing of products is linked to compliance with,...

Several studies report increasing inter-regional inequality in transition countries over the course of economic reforms, but most of them fail to look at the underlying dynamics. Using the cases of Russia and China, this article analyses the evolution of inter-regional output distribution during...