Evaluating the effect of climate variation on the cost efficiency of a crop permit policy in Southern Sweden

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 110-117
Author(s):  
Dennis Collentine ◽  
Holger Johnsson
Keyword(s):  
Cost Efficiency ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Policy Design ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Nitrogen Loads ◽  
Weather Variation ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact

Current international agreements call for a significant reduction of nitrogen loads to the Baltic Sea. New measures to reduce nitrogen loads from the agricultural sector and an increased focus on cost efficiency will be needed to meet reduction targets. For policy design and evaluation it is important to understand the impact of weather on the efficiency of abatement measures. One new proposed policy is the use of crop permits based on weather normalized average leaching. This paper describes the use of the Spearman method to determine the efficiency of this policy with annual weather variation. The conclusion is that the values of the Spearman correlation coefficients in the study indicate that using average leaching for the individual crops on specific soil types for calculating crop permit requirements is an efficient policy. The Spearman method is demonstrated to be a simple useful tool for evaluating the impact of weather and is recommended for use in new studies.

scholarly journals Cost efficient internet of things based smart farm system for rural farmers: Leveraging design thinking approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-120
Author(s):  
Segun Adebayo ◽  
Ozichi Emuoyibofarhe ◽  
Tolulope Awofolaju
Keyword(s):  
Design Thinking ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Design Development ◽  
Impact Performance ◽  
Farm Productivity ◽  
Cost Benefit Ratio ◽  
Cost Efficient ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact

Farmers are faced with challenges of producing enough food and the use of traditional methods seems not to keep pace with the ever-growing demand of the populace thus creating increased concern in food scarcity. Although it has been identified that smart tools will enhance the production pace needed in the Agricultural sector, unfortunately, most of these tools are designed for farmers without their inputs, thus creating tools that are not meeting demands. This study focused on a farmer-centered design, development, and deployment approach to improving farm productivity. The design thinking approach was used to identify the specific need of the farmers in selected areas, ideas were created using brainstorming sessions involving experts in the field, and prototypes were developed and deployed to evaluate the impact performance. The result shows that the proposed system improved the cost-benefit ratio of crop farming from 2.14 to 2.26. This is a 12% productivity increase.

scholarly journals Recent Cost Increases: Their Future Impacts on Agriculture

1975 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-79
Author(s):  
Wayne A. Boutwell ◽  
Thomas W. Little
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Price Level ◽  
Capital Requirements ◽  
Farm Income ◽  
Agricultural Commodities ◽  
Domestic Prices ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Input Prices

The impact of rapidly escalating input prices of farm income, agricultural production, production adjustments, the general price level, the cost of living and capital requirements in the agricultural sector is a source of increasing concern to farmers, suppliers of capital to agriculture, and consumers of agricultural products. Record prices for agricultural commodities, such as feed grains and soybeans, partially masked the effects of a 52 percent increase in the index of prices paid for production items on net farm income during the period 1971–74. As agricultural machinery and farm buildings are replaced, world stocks of agricultural commodities are replenished, and domestic prices begin to decline, the magnitude of these cost increases will become more apparent.

scholarly journals ECONOMETRIC MODELS OF THE IMPACT OF MACROECONOMIC PROCESSES ON THE STOCK MARKET IN THE BALTIC COUNTRIES

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 783-800 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rimantas Rudzkis ◽  
Roma Valkavičienė
Keyword(s):  
Open Economy ◽  
Stock Price ◽  
Small Open Economy ◽  
Security Market ◽  
Regression Equations ◽  
Price Indices ◽  
Baltic Countries ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact

The article examines the dependencies of individual sectoral stock price indices of OMX Baltic security market on macroeconomic indicators, using econometric methods. Regression models are constructed using quarterly time series of 2000–2011 years while the methodology is backed with the findings of Lithuanian and foreign scientists from an extensive overview of specific literature. Regression equations, obtained in the paper, allows us to identify the key macroeconomic and global indicators that statistically significantly affect the Baltic securities market and to quantify their impact on the stock price indices of individual sectors in the Baltic countries. Econometric analysis of OMX Baltic security market proves the hypothesis that the set of macroeconomic regressors may vary considerably depending on the individual sector's price indices, especially in the case of small open economy with immature stock markets. The paper provides investors who are shaping their portfolios taking into account the macroeconomic forecasts with additional opportunities on the basis of sectoral stock price indices regression equations.

scholarly journals Modeling the impact assessment of agricultural sector on economic development as a basis for the country’s investment potential

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 229-240
Author(s):  
Alina Bukhtiarova ◽  
Arsen Hayriyan ◽  
Victor Chentsov ◽  
Sergii Sokol
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Value Added ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact

In the context of countries integration into the world economic space, agricultural sector is one of the priorities and strategically important sectors of the national economy. Development of instruments aimed to increase investment potential of this sector is therefore an important component of the country’s economy growth. The article proposes a science-based model of the impact of the agricultural sector on the economic development level of countries trying to move towards European integration.It was found that the employment rate (+58.4) has the largest influence on the rate of GDP change in the studied group of countries (Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia). The impact of the gross value added of the manufacturing sector on its economic growth is positive (+44.6). The negative foreign direct investment ratio in the model (–40.3) may be due to the fact that the indicator in the studied countries is still largely influenced by the intervention of the state mechanism, significant uncertainty and risk, which is a deterrent to the overall economic development. An important result of the study was that foreign direct investment had a negative impact on economic growth in developing countries. Further development of the investment potential of a country’s agricultural sector provides for a radical acceleration of scientific and technological progress and, on this basis, a reduction in the cost of a unit of agricultural products and food and an increase in their competitiveness in the domestic and world markets.

Wars, public finances and interest rates for rural lending: evidence from 19th-century Lima

2019 ◽  
Vol 80 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-172
Author(s):  
Luis Felipe Zegarra
Keyword(s):  
Interest Rates ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Political Instability ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Rural Credit ◽  
National Archives ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the effect of political instability on rural credit in Lima between 1835 and 1865. In particular, it explores the effects of wars on interest rates for the agricultural sector. Design/methodology/approach The paper relies on primary sources for the study of the early credit market of Lima. In particular, the study relies on a sample of more than 800 notarized loans for 1835–1865, collected from the National Archives of Peru, to determine the effect of wars on the cost of credit. Findings The evidence shows that wars increased interest rates on rural loans and that the impact of wars on the cost of credit was greater when the State lacked fiscal resources. Political instability made funding more costly for landlords and farmers, especially in the late 1830s and early 1840s. Originality/value This paper is one of the few historical studies on the role of wars on rural credit in Latin America. It contributes to our understanding of the linkages between political instability and financial development.

Income diversification and cost-efficiency of Vietnamese banks

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 623-643
Author(s):  
Phong Hoang Nguyen ◽  
Duyen Thi Bich Pham
Keyword(s):  
Cost Efficiency ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Structural Diversity ◽  
Estimation Methods ◽  
Income Diversification ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Dea Analysis ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThe study examines the impact of income diversification on cost efficiency of Vietnamese commercial banks over the period 2005–2017.Design/methodology/approachIncome diversification indicators are designed based on measures of diversifying loan portfolio. Besides the traditional model, we use the Fractional Regression to estimate the model with dependent variables defined on the unit interval.FindingsThrough the two-stage DEA analysis, we find that the income diversification has a positive impact on the cost efficiency of banks. In addition, this impact is stronger for unlisted banks and in the phase of banking system ongoing restructuring.Originality/valueThe use of a variety of income diversification measures and estimation methods for models with bounded dependent variable has provided a reliable empirical evidence of the advantages of implementing a strategy on structural diversity of both interest and non-interest income in the emerging banking markets such as Vietnam.

Masculinity and the Man Who Drinks

2020 ◽  
pp. 68-86
Author(s):  
Elyce Rae Helford
Keyword(s):  
White Men ◽  
Social Expectations ◽  
Male Characters ◽  
Romantic Comedies ◽  
Privileged Class ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact

Cukor’s most developed alcoholics are white men of privileged class who are portrayed as failing to live up to gendered social expectations. Within romantic comedies, the cause and effects of alcoholism in male characters are downplayed, as seen in the films Susan and God (1940) and The Philadelphia Story (1940). Then the chapter explores the specific figure of the Hollywood alcoholic in What Price Hollywood? (1932), Dinner at Eight (1933), and A Star is Born (1954). These performances show the cost of success for male celebrities and the impact of social demands on the individual. Maintaining youthfulness, audience favor, and masculine virility depletes the men in focus in these films, and their failure after high accomplishment leads them to desperation and self-destruction.

The impact of age on innovation

2015 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 404-420 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard A Parsons
Keyword(s):  
Older Workers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Older Employees ◽  
Human Resource Department ◽  
Age Diversity ◽  
Independent Variable ◽  
The One ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact

Purpose – This paper aims to develop a model of individual innovation based on an employee’s innate propensity to innovate and the specific costs and benefits expected to the individual from the innovation. This model is then used to study the way an employees’ age will impact innovation. Design/methodology/approach – This paper proposes variables which drive an individual’s innovative behavior based on a literature review. This theoretical model is then maximized to show how age drives an employees’ innovation output in three ways. A small survey is used to substantiate the theory. Findings – In this model, the age of the employee becomes an important independent variable with negative elements associated with both the cost and benefit the employee will receive from their innovation efforts. However, age will be positively associated with an employee’s ability to implement and capitalize on their innovation. Practical implications – Firm’s must pay attention to the career life cycle of their employees. The human resource department must take on the task of focusing on delivering the programs needed to support older employees’ particular needs relative to producing innovation. Social implications – As the Western workforce ages, considerations for dealing with older workers and age diversity will become more important. Models such as the one developed in this paper will be important for understanding and managing the changing workforce. Originality/value – This model develops a theory of how age can impact an employee’s innovation in three specific ways that have not previously been addressed in the literature. This model also proposes an explanation for surprising results found in several prior studies.

Impact of liquidity and solvency risk factors on variations in efficiency of US banks

2020 ◽  
Vol 46 (7) ◽  
pp. 883-895
Author(s):  
Kekoura Sakouvogui
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Cost Efficiency ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Random Effect ◽  
Basel Ii ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Efficiency Measures ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThis paper evaluates the importance of both liquidity and solvency risk factors on variations in efficiency measures of US commercial and domestic banks from 2005 to 2017.Design/methodology/approachThe analysis is conducted using the true random effect stochastic cost model to examine the role of both liquidity and solvency risk factors. To this end, the author uses the exponential stochastic cost function and adds new variables, including bank size, crisis as an indicator of the financial crisis and the Dodd–Frank Act and Basel II Accord as regulatory dummies.FindingsThe results show that both liquidity and solvency risk factors positively affect the variance of cost inefficiency measures and thus have negative impact on the cost efficiency measures. In addition, banks increased the cost of financial intermediation during the financial crisis, whereas regulatory factors of Basel II Accord and Dodd–Frank Act play a crucial role in explaining the cost efficiency measures.Originality/valueThese results are the first to quantify the impact of both liquidity and solvency on the variations in cost efficiency measures.

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