Farmers’ Economic Behaviour: Current Research and Research Gaps
Journal Title: Journal of Empirical Economics - Year 2014, Vol 3, Issue 6
Abstract
The aim of this article is to review economic approaches that have been adopted to explain how farmers adjust in response to business environment change (e.g. policy reforms). In the first part, traditional economic approaches to farmers’ behaviour are described. After that, an important existing research gap in this academic area is highlighted.
Authors and Affiliations
Daniel E. May, Jaime Rodríguez
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP27388
- DOI -
- Views 337
- Downloads 9
Households Energy Choice in Ghana
Energy has become important component in the world today. However, the choice of a particular energy by households has implications on among other things, environmental sustainability. This study examined households’ fu...
Natural Disasters in Japan and Tourism in Developing Countries: The Case of the Pacific Islands
During the past three years, natural disasters have struck Japan in both increasing frequency and magnitudes. In the past, Japan was able to recover quickly from disasters being a developed country. However, new data s...
Optimizing the Efficiency of Tennessee Prekindergarten Through Twelfth Grade Public Education: Urban-Centric Locales
Previous studies that assess public school district efficiency have been restricted in practical research. Most studies base efficiency on student achievement, which can be convoluted due to the demographics of a public...
Risk Management at the Enterprise Sector Level and Development in Developing Countries
This study investigates the effect of risk management at the enterprise level on economic development in developing countries. Based on a sample of sixty-one developing economies we find that selected indicators relate...
Does Export Trading Influence Economic Growth In Ghana?
The paper uses annual data to analyse the link between export and economic growth for Ghana for the period 1960 to 2012 using Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) Model and Granger Predictability test. Using Microfit...