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Showing 1 to 20 of 98 for “"Market Participation"”.
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Limited stock market participation
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Economics, 1998.
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Financial Literacy and Stock Market Participation in Sweden
… an ever-increasing sophistication of financial markets have led many households to take more personal responsibility for their own wealth accumulation and investment choices. Previous research has demonstrated that most of households worldwide do not invest in stocks despite the tenets of …
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Labour market participation and frictional unemployment in stochastic equilibria
… unemployment fluctuations in frictional labour markets. In the First Chapter, I document several facts on the behaviour of inactive individuals in the United Kingdom using the Labour Force Survey, observing a high degree of heterogeneity within those that are not classified as being part of the …
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Market participation of commercial Black farmers in Gauteng Province, South Africa.
Marketing agricultural produce is important amongst commercial Black farmers as a mechanism contributor in rural employment and income generation. In South Africa, most commercial Black farmers are characterised by poor market participation through lack of land ownership and as a result, reduced …
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Mobile phones and market participation among smallholder farmers in the Bolivian altiplano
… be self-sufficient, instead of producing for the market, lack the money necessary for purchasing what cannot be produced within the home. It has been noted that households located at a greater distance to market (or with higher transportation costs) are more self-sufficient than households closer …
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An analysis of household characteristics impacting food security and market participation in rural Uganda
… engaged in some form of agriculture. Since market participation through selling crops is known to decrease both poverty and food insecurity, agricultural marketing presents one of the best economic opportunities for improving Ugandans' livelihoods. The USAID Feed the Future initiative …
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The effects of labour market participation on fertility decisions : gender differences in cross-national perspective
Vor dem Hintergrund niedriger Geburtenraten, eines zunehmenden Aufschubs des Übergangs zur Elternschaft und zunehmender Kinderlosigkeit befasst sich die vorliegende Studie mit der Entscheidung für ein erstes Kind im Kontext der Erwerbsbeteiligung. Der Wunsch einer Elternschaft steht oftmals im …
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Labour market participation and access to internet during Covid-19 lockdown: Case of South Africa
The labour markets have become digitalised with the rise of the internet. As economies undergo industrial revolutions, various aspects of the labour market have been greatly impacted by internet use and access to information and communication technologies worldwide. Among others, the internet has …
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Financial stocks and political bonds: stock market participation and political behavior in the United States and Britain
… dissertation investigates the effect of stock market participation on political behavior. Some observers claim that financial assets—stocks and mutual funds—have a causal effect on political behavior. The “investor class theory” asserts that as people invest in the stock market their partisan …
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Meeting the Demand for Local Food in West Virginia: An analysis of factors influencing producers' market participation and expansion decisions
Increasing demand in local food markets in WV offers a new or enhanced income generation opportunity to small producers. An ostensible gap in supply to meet this demand sparks an investigation of the factors that influence producers' decisions, as reflected by their behavior and intentions, to …
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The regulation of work : whither the contract of employment? : an analysis of the suitability of the contract of employment to regulate the different forms of labour market participation by individual workers
… of workers in the South African labour market; and (3) alternative regulatory models with specific reference to models that are consistent with the South African Constitution. Using a comparative approach it is shown that the contract of employment in South Africa is in a relative state …
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Essays in Household Finance and Education Finance
… less financial aid, and its magnitude depends on market performance during the saving period. These results are driven by a positive impact of risk premium on accumulated college savings. The second essay empirically studies how college savings motives affect household stock market participation. …
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Double Trouble: Gender and Disability in the South African Labour Market
… of society, experiencing barriers to both labour market participation and employment. This dissertation considers the nature and magnitude of the barriers facing persons with disability within South Africa’s labour market. Three important points are found. Firstly, careful consideration must be …
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Going the Distance: The Impact of Distance to Market on Smallholders Crop and Technology Choices
… food security concerns, and input and output market access. Market access is directly related to distance to market. Distance to market increases the cost of inputs, increases transportation costs, and reduces the effective price farmers receive for outputs. We conduct two analyses to study …
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Effects of droughts and animal diseases on smallholder farmers’ participation in the South African beef market
… planet’s land surface. As a result, livestock marketing is crucial for agricultural transformation and economic development, especially in developing countries. Livestock marketing alleviates poverty in agricultural households, while also allowing smallholder farmers to commercialize their …
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Essays on Smallholder Behavior in Response to Resource Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa
… shocks affect millet production and millet market price seasonality in Niger. In this paper, we use district-level longitudinal production and price data, along with high-resolution rainfall data to investigate the distinct impacts of positive and negative rainfall shocks on millet …
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Institutional innovations to reduce transaction costs and risks between smallholder farmers and traders in rural markets in Ghana
… on impacts of high transaction costs on market participation by farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), little is known in the literature about how institutional innovations can be used as a tool to address high transaction costs and risks associated with smallholder farmers market …
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