... driving is always smoother on the opposite side ofthe road (field work) Propositions with the Ph.D thesis The economics of soil conservation in developing countries: Thecaseof crop residue mulching ... on the other hand, there are only confusing and ambiguous snippets of evidence (Stocking, 1987:62) Indeed, 'before the early 1990s no reliable estimates ofthe amount of soil erosion around the ... focus on the eroded hillsides for an answer, but the usual culprits deforestation, overgrazing andthe cultivation of fragile lands are not really the cause This is one ofthe few documented cases...
... thay đổi tuỳ theo nhu cầu nông dân kĩ quản lý hưởng lợi từ kĩ thuật Một ví dụ tốt kĩ thuật nông – lâm canh tác ruộng trũng, mà nông dân trồng dãy bụi để tạo phân xanh cho trồng Ví dụ Rwanda, nông ... xanh cho trồng Ví dụ Rwanda, nông dân không cắt tỉa vào thời điểm mà nhà nghiên cứu đưa ra, mà cắt theo lịch riêng họ cho dê ăn Những cành dài sử dụng để làm cột cho đậu leo Các nhà khoa học không...
... account for a significant portion ofthe phenomenon.12 These explanations and others not apply to the movie-theater industry We study the practice of uniform-pricing in movie theaters and explore the ... week, andthe time ofthe year The analysis ofthe price uniformity in the motion-picture industry calls for a distinction between two puzzling dimensions ofthe uniform pricing regime in the motion-picture ... Crandall notes in a study ofthe industry during the 1950s and 1960s: For all intents and purposes, the old cartel remained, stripped of its theaters and formal channels of communication” (Crandall,...
... week, andthe time ofthe year The analysis ofthe price uniformity in the motion-picture industry calls for a distinction between two puzzling dimensions ofthe uniform pricing regime in the motion-picture ... Crandall notes in a study ofthe industry during the 1950s and 1960s: For all intents and purposes, the old cartel remained, stripped of its theaters and formal channels of communication” (Crandall, ... role in the transition to uniform pricing and in the persistence ofthe practice The paper continues as follows Section presents the puzzle of uniform prices at the movie theater, studies the patterns...
... (i.e the theory ofthe role ofthe state in accounting change) Based on the interviews and enforcement documents, the chapter discusses insights which provide a broader view ofthe theory ofthe ... supportive ofthe adoption of IFRSs, arguing that the adoption of IFRSs increases the transparency of financial information andthe globalisation of capital markets, and attracts Foreign Direct ... overview ofthe state and Section 2.2.2 presents the definition ofthe state for this study Section 2.2.3 then focuses on the relationship between the role ofthe state and accounting change The literature...
... flimsy, and there are many grounds for scepticism regarding the claims made by the votaries of such measures Indeed, there are good reasons for questioning both the extent andthe pattern ofthe ... because of further imperfections andthe inter-linkages between financial agents.2 These are, of course, in addition to the other more standard forms of imperfection in markets resulting, for example, ... interests privilege the role of markets, the presence ofthe state as regulator andthe interventionist activity ofthe state can be seen as de-legitimizing the role of finance, which is another reason...
... is the rate of growth of total population, ru is the rate of growth of utilization per capita, rp is the rate of growth ofthe general price level, rr is the rate of growth ofthe ratio ofthe ... level to the general price level, and rφ is the rate of growth ofthe “residual” term In sum, the rate of growth of health care spending is the addition ofthe individual growth rates of population, ... L(t) is the ratio of long-term care expenses to GDP in year ‘t’, rw is the rate of growth of earners and rd the rate of growth ofthe disabled The derivation of this equation assumes that there...
... facilitate the procedures forthe importation of goods into the islands andthe collection of government revenue at the points of entry The online system is designed to capture entry data electronically ... Increase the Capacity of Government The use of ICT forthe reorganization of internal administration transactions, communications, interrelationships andfor easy information flow and transfer offers ... agencies, horizontal and vertical integration, and therefore the creation of a large and diversified network of relationships The successful use and diffusion of ICTs in the public sector involves...
... securities and absorbing the bulk ofthe savings mobilized by the financial system Bank profitability does not necessarily suffer given the high yields on these securities, but the ability ofthe financial ... institutions to charge the rates that they need to be profitable and improve access These regulations end up hurting the very poor they are trying to protect as the supply of these services completely ... especially to improve the maturity structure of debt and reach the SMEs, are extensive in both developed anddevelopingcountries However, both the rationale forand effectiveness of those interventions...
... promoting the development of their food and agriculture sector These countries are located primarily in Central America, the Pacific coast of South America, the Rift Valley in Africa andthe islands of ... as the amount of land used for drilling, the construction activities implemented, andthe number of well pads andthe power plant technology applied Among the most important impacts of geothermal ... Israel, the use of geothermal water for fish farming began in 1979 when geothermal water resources at about 40 °C were discovered in the desert and arid lands ofthe south The use of geothermal...
... to the U.S market than the EU market, and their post-2007 export values andmarket shares have affected exports to the two markets differently, with increases in their share ofthe U.S marketand ... manufacturing; this is a form of upgrading to move into the sale of own brand products For many firms in developing countries, this marks the beginning of brand development for products sold in the home or ... industrialized anddeveloping economies, brought the world to the brink ofthe most severe economic crisis since the Great Depression ofthe 1930s Plant closures and worker layoffs in the industrialized...
... proportion of forward contracts on the asset Like the forward, futures and swap markets, the options market depends critically on the bond marketfor pricing and hedging positions In the absence of a ... claims and none of whom is necessarily privy to information about the borrower not available to the others The standardization of claims facilitates the development of dealer markets and leads ... regarding the legal right to the promised cash flows andthe enforceability of such rights in the event of default, a potential investor will need to form an estimate ofthe probability of default and...
... because ofthe continuous production of knowledge, andthe growing influence of science and technology, which profoundly change the organization of jobs and lives The consequences of these changes ... in China The growth ofthe private education sector signals an important change in themarketfor education Clearly the demand for more and better education is increasing The growth ofthe education ... source of financing for low-income learners For higherincome groups, most financing could take the form of income-contingent loans at market interest rates Agenda forthe Future The demands of a...
... towards the end ofthe 1990s (Romano 1998, Choi an Guzman 1998) But markets were roiled since then by the collapse of Enron and MCI, and more recently by the Madoff scandal, signaling that markets ... giving investors the choice -of- law and forum, which is a principle recognized by U.S courts for international transactions The law and forum would then become another attribute ofthe security, ... marketing of RIBs Where the Indian diaspora was known to favor specific foreign banks, such as the Citibank and HSBC in the Gulf region, the SBI out-sourced to them the marketing of RIBs and IMDs...
... Office of Information (2010) The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, the Department of Energy and Climate Change andthe Department of Health contributed to the UKIIF Hermes launched the ... diversification As the Stern Review notes: The uncertainties and risks both of climate change, andthe development and deployment ofthe technologies to address it, are of such scale and urgency that the economics ... on the timing of investment decisions, the stage of technology maturity, market conditions and other factors The proposed fund of funds approach can also complement other donors‟ efforts For...
... 2) Understand the role and performance of SMEs in the animal feed sector in other countriesand draw lessons for Vietnam; 3) Provide a quantitative assessment ofthe factors affecting the competitiveness ... IPSARD in the future Objective 2: Understand the role and performance of SMEs in the animal feed sector in other countries • Desk-top literature search and review ofthe nature, experiences and lessons ... ofthe animal feed industries in other countries, andthe role of SMEs in the animal feed sector globally • A study tour to Thailand to assess the organization ofthe livestock feed sector, and...
... 2) Understand the role and performance of SMEs in the animal feed sector in other countriesand draw lessons for Vietnam; 3) Provide a quantitative assessment ofthe factors affecting the competitiveness ... IPSARD in the future Objective 2: Understand the role and performance of SMEs in the animal feed sector in other countries • Desk-top literature search and review ofthe nature, experiences and lessons ... ofthe animal feed industries in other countries, andthe role of SMEs in the animal feed sector globally • A study tour to Thailand to assess the organization ofthe livestock feed sector, and...
... producers’ incomes and production strategies is needed The strategy ofdeveloping networks of producers and small animal feed mills need to be investigated • Land for livestock, and credit for both feed ... concentrate and sell to remote locations Is there a niche marketfor SMEs? Need to look at comparative advantage in the whole value chains (e.g for large and smaller mills) and consider social andenvironmental ... February 2008 They have been used to inform and direct the questionnaire development, as well as other research work now underway forthe final report: e.g spatial organization of production and consumption...