scholarly journals Simultaneous Analysis of Insurance Participation and Acreage Response from Subsidized Crop Insurance for Cotton

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 562
Author(s):  
Ibrahima Sall ◽  
Russell Tronstad
Keyword(s):  
Crop Insurance ◽  
Rate Of Return ◽  
Risk Exposure ◽  
High Yield ◽  
Marginal Effect ◽  
Combined Effects ◽  
Simultaneous System ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Effect

US crop insurance is subsidized to encourage producers to participate and reduce their risk exposure. However, what has been the impact of these subsidies on insurance demand and crop acres planted? Using a simultaneous system of two equations, we quantify both insurance participation and acreage response to subsidized crop insurance for cotton-producing counties across the US at the national and regional levels. We also quantify the impact of both the realized rate of return and the expected subsidy per pound, plus the combined effects of expected yield and price while accounting for the adoption of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) technology and other factors. Results show that both the rate of return and the expected subsidy per unit of production have a statistically significant and positive effect on the percentage of arable acres planted. Furthermore, the marginal effect of expected price on insurance participation is much more significant for low- than high-yield counties. Results indicate that not all regions respond the same to subsidized crop insurance and that subsidies should be based on dollars per expected unit of production rather than expected production to be less distorting. Overall, US cotton acreage response is estimated to be inelastic (0.58) to insurance participation.

scholarly journals Sustainable Tourism, Economic Growth and Employment—The Case of the Wine Routes of Spain

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 7164
Author(s):  
Guillermo Vázquez Vicente ◽  
Victor Martín Barroso ◽  
Francisco José Blanco Jiménez
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Economic Impact ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Wine Tourism ◽  
Development Tool ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Effect

Tourism has become a priority in national and regional development policies and is considered a source of economic growth, particularly in rural areas. Nowadays, wine tourism is an important form of tourism and has become a local development tool for rural areas. Regional tourism development studies based on wine tourism have a long history in several countries such as the US and Australia, but are more recent in Europe. Although Spain is a leading country in the tourism industry, with an enormous wine-growing tradition, the literature examining the economic impact of wine tourism in Spanish economy is scarce. In an attempt to fill this gap, the main objective of this paper is to analyze the impact of wine tourism on economic growth and employment in Spain. More specifically, by applying panel data techniques, we study the economic impact of tourism in nine Spanish wine routes in the period from 2008 to 2018. Our results suggest that tourism in these wine routes had a positive effect on economic growth. However, we do not find clear evidence of a positive effect on employment generation.

THE EFFECT OF THE SEMICONDUCTOR TRADE AGREEMENT ON JAPANESE FIRMS

2005 ◽  
Vol 50 (01) ◽  
pp. 117-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
CRAIG PARSONS
Keyword(s):  
Event Study ◽  
Trade Agreement ◽  
Japanese Firms ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Daily Returns ◽  
Voluntary Import Expansion

This paper investigates the impact of the 1986 US-Japan Semiconductor Trade Agreement (STA) and antidumping actions by the US on Japanese firms. We conduct an event study employing WLS and OLS estimations on the daily returns of eight large electronics firms over roughly a two year period. We find that the STA had a positive effect on the daily returns while the antidumping rulings were found to be insignificant. These results are consistent with some authors' views that the STA policy may have facilitated collusive behavior to the benefit of not only US, but Japanese firms as well. These results shed some light on the ambiguous results found in the Voluntary Import Expansion (VIE) literature.

INFLATION, LIQUIDITY, AND LONG-RUN GROWTH

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 888-906 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ge Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Sensitivity Analysis ◽  
Financial Development ◽  
Investment Projects ◽  
Long Run ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Data Sensitivity ◽  
Effect On Growth

This paper revisits the long-run relationship between inflation and economic growth by exploring the impact of inflation on investment. I illustrate that inflation may have a positive effect on growth by mitigating the liquidity risks of investment projects. Together with the traditional effect of the “inflation tax” on investment, a hump-shaped relationship between inflation and economic growth can be obtained in a calibrated model, which is consistent with the US postwar data. Sensitivity analysis suggests that the degree of financial development and the magnitude of the aggregate liquidity demand help explain the mixed empirical findings.

scholarly journals Demand for Private Marketing Expertise by Organic Farmers: A Quantile Analysis Based on Counts

2012 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-171
Author(s):  
Luanne Lohr ◽  
Timothy Park
Keyword(s):  
Private Information ◽  
Farm Size ◽  
Marginal Effect ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Explanatory Variables ◽  
Organic Farmers ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Information Providers ◽  
Substantial Heterogeneity ◽  
Positive Effect

We study the demand by organic farmers for technical advice using a quantile regression for the demand of organic farmers for consultations with private information providers. There is substantial heterogeneity in the impact of critical explanatory variables on consultations of organic farmer. Larger farm size has a positive effect on contacts, but the effect is absent for the highest number of consultations. Internet use has a positive marginal effect on visits to private information providers across each quantile, suggesting that expanded efforts to deliver programs through web-based resources are a useful investment for information providers.

scholarly journals Comparative Analysis of National Policies for Electric Vehicle Uptake Using Econometric Models

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 3604 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia Yao ◽  
Siqin Xiong ◽  
Xiaoming Ma
Keyword(s):  
Electric Vehicles ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Marginal Effect ◽  
The Public ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Fast Charging ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Effect

As electric vehicles (EVs) have been widely discussed as a promising way to mitigate the effect of climate change, various policies have been implemented across the world to promote the uptake of EVs. Policymakers also paid attention to the density of public charging points. In this paper, we examined the impact of policies on EV markets in the post subsidy era with multiple linear regression analysis using panel data on 13 countries from 2015 to 2018. Five of the independent variables showed significantly positive effects on the 1% level in different regression models: fast/slow charger density, mandate, purchasing restriction and waiver. Subsidies showed significance only on 5% level for battery electric vehicles (BEVs). Financial stimulates have experienced a declining marginal effect, whereas a high density of fast chargers has the most significantly positive effect on EV uptake. This paper suggests policymakers can invest more in completing the public infrastructures of EVs, especially on fast charging points.

Extending Fama–French Factors to Corporate Bond Markets

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Explanatory Power ◽  
Corporate Bond ◽  
High Yield ◽  
The Us ◽  
Joint Return ◽  
Investment Grade ◽  
European Investment ◽  
Fama French Factors ◽  
Structural Credit Risk Models ◽  
The Impact

The explanatory power of size, value, profitability, and investment has been extensively studied for equity markets. Yet, the relevance of these factors in global credit markets is less explored, although equities and bonds should be related according to structural credit risk models. In this article, the authors investigate the impact of the four Fama–French factors in the US and European credit space. Although all factors exhibit economically and statistically significant excess returns in the US high-yield market, the authors find mixed evidence for US and European investment-grade markets. Nevertheless, they show that investable multifactor portfolios outperform the corresponding corporate bond benchmarks on a risk-adjusted basis. Finally, their results highlight the impact of company-level characteristics on the joint return dynamics of equities and corporate bonds.

Pengaruh Investasi Asset Jangka Pendek Dan Aktiva Terhadap Laba Usaha Pada Pt. Taspen (Persero)

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Ilyas Lamuda
Keyword(s):  
Return On Investment ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Rate Of Return ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Descriptive Data ◽  
Short Term Investment ◽  
Accounting Rate ◽  
Positive Effect

This study was to determine the effect of Short-Term Investments and Assets Assets in generating profits in the company PT. Taspen. The method of analysis used qualitative methods That is explained and analyzed by descriptive data. Quantitative methods to study whether the Short-term investment is profitable or not, can be determined either by the method Accounting Rate Of Return (ARR) That method that measures the level of profit from investments used to gain tersebut.dan the return on investment assets at PT. Taspen. To test the hypothesis then performed calculations using multiple linear regression analysis. Furthermore pengelohan data and hypothesis testing will be assisted by a computer program Softwere SPSS (Statistical Service and Solution product).Research shows that variable Short Term Asset Investments concluded that simultaneous effect relationship is negative and insignificant. But in partial, it provides a significant and positive effect on earnings. Assets Investments variable and not significant positive effect on earnings, but in partial, it provides a significant and positive effect on earnings.

Impact of Digitalization on Service Work in Knowledge-Intensive Business Services: An Empirical Study in Tax Consultancies

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 209-222
Author(s):  
Philipp K. Görs ◽  
Henning Hummert ◽  
Anne Traum ◽  
Friedemann W. Nerdinger
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Service Work ◽  
Psychological Consequences ◽  
Business Services ◽  
Knowledge Intensive Business Services ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Knowledge Intensive ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Special Case

Digitalization is a megatrend, but there is relatively little knowledge about its consequences for service work in general and specifically in knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS). We studied the impact of digitalization on psychological consequences for employees in tax consultancies as a special case of KIBS. We compare two tax consulting jobs with very different job demands, those of tax consultants (TCs) and assistant tax consultants (ATCs). The results show that the extent of digitalization at the workplace level for ATCs correlates significantly positively with their job satisfaction. For TCs, the same variable correlates positively with their work engagement. These positive effects of digitalization are mediated in the case of ATCs by the impact on important job characteristics. In the case of TCs, which already have very good working conditions, the impact is mediated by the positive effect on self-efficacy. Theoretical and practical consequences of these results are discussed.

Comparative study of the impact of two mechanical perforation densities on the behavior of a sandy soil

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-48
Author(s):  
S. Chehaibi ◽  
K. Abrougui ◽  
F. Haouala
Keyword(s):  
Soil Water ◽  
Sandy Soil ◽  
Water Infiltration ◽  
Cone Penetration ◽  
Initial State ◽  
Soil Water Infiltration ◽  
Good Improvement ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Resistance To Penetration

The effects of mechanical perforation densities by extracting soil cores through an aerator Vertidrain with a working width of 1.6 m and equipped with hollow tines spaced of 65 mm, were studied on a sandy soil of a grassy sward in the Golf Course El Kantaoui in Sousse (Tunisia). The mechanical aeration was performed at two densities: 250 and 350 holes/m2. The cone penetration resistance and soil water infiltration were measured. These parameters were performed at initial state before aeration (E0) and then on the 10th, 20th and 30th day after aeration. These results showed that perforation density of 350 holes/m2 had a positive effect on the soil by reducing its cone resistance to penetration compared to the initial state (Rp = 14.8 daN/cm2). At 5 cm depth the decrease in resistance to penetration was 34% and 43% on the 10th and 20th day after aeration, respectively. However, on the 30th day after aeration the soil resistance to penetration tended to grow and its value compared to the initial state decreased only by 21 and 26%, respectively, at 5 and 15 cm of depth only by 10% and 9% with 250 holes/m2 density. The soil water infiltration made a good improvement after aeration compared to the initial state. This parameter increased from 4.8 cm/h to 8.3, 10.9 and 13.1 cm/h with 250 holes/m2 density and to 10, 12.9 and 14.8 cm/h with 350 holes/m2 density on the 10th, 20th and 30th day following the aeration.

Systematic review methodology for development: An example from microfinance

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carina Van Rooyen ◽  
Ruth Stewart ◽  
Thea De Wet
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
International Development ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Systematic Review Methodology ◽  
Development Interventions ◽  
The Us ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Evidence Based Decision Making

Big international development donors such as the UK’s Department for International Development and USAID have recently started using systematic review as a methodology to assess the effectiveness of various development interventions to help them decide what is the ‘best’ intervention to spend money on. Such an approach to evidence-based decision-making has long been practiced in the health sector in the US, UK, and elsewhere but it is relatively new in the development field. In this article we use the case of a systematic review of the impact of microfinance on the poor in sub-Saharan African to indicate how systematic review as a methodology can be used to assess the impact of specific development interventions.

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