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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"market linkages"”.
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Three Essays on International Financial Market Linkages
… The second issue (Chapter 3) concerns the causal linkages between monetary and financial market returns of the New Member States (NMS) with the euro zone following the introduction of the euro. To measure monetary convergence we employ UIP deviations and stock market integration is proxied by the …
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The effect of the zakat empowerment program on youth farmers’ participation : a case study of desa tani program by Dompet Dhuafa
… Also, the ANP analysis identified strengthening market linkages and local institution as important interventions for Dompet Dhuafa to attract youth farmers. Based on these findings, this research offers recommendations to Dompet Dhuafa and other zakat management institutions to improve the …
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The role played by intermediary organizations in delivering benefits to veld product producers : the case of Kgetsi-ya-Tsie
… benefited. Intermediaries such as KyT identify market linkages between producers and markets. They are able to build on the strengths of traditional skills and knowledge by infusion of technologies, capital and innovative practices. Thus they are able to equip local communities with new skills …
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Can a proxy for international investor sentiment towards emerging markets be identified?
… interest. Most of the research is based on linkages between developed markets or between developed markets and emerging markets. Emerging markets have only been a feature of research for periods of crisis and contagion such as the emerging market crisis of 1997 and 1998. The common argument …
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Spatial Integration in China's Pork Markets, 1999-2009
… and concerns exist as to whether the Chinese marketing system with limited infrastructure is providing appropriate signals to increase production scale to meet increasing demand for pork. While considerable work has been performed to assess the degree of efficiency in Chinese grain markets, …
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Modeling Food Commodity Prices and Market Dynamics
… Corn Basis," turns to transportation and spatial market linkages in the U.S. corn market. Using weekly data from 2014 to 2024 across 14 Mississippi River markets, a Spatial Durbin Model with spatial and time fixed effects reveals that higher barge freight rates reduce local corn basis values by …
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Essays in FX market microstructure
… provides a study of the foreign exchange (FX) market from a microstructure perspective. From the empirical identification of a common component in liquidity across currencies, referred to as FX market liquidity, the thesis investigates its asset pricing implications, determinants and …
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Digital Business Ecosystems: solving pain points for smallholder farmers and identifying opportunities for service providers
Smallholder farmers have difficulty accessing markets and market information necessary for them to be highly productive and profitable. Digital technologies and digital business ecosystems (platforms) have been solving longstanding problems across different sectors including commercial agriculture, …
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The effects of government funding agencies’ support on the success of SMMEs within the King Cetshwayo District: a study of uMhlathuze Municipality
… hinder effective assistance, including limited market linkages and inadequate access to resources. The study emphasises the necessity for custom capacity-building initiatives and innovative financing mechanisms to enhance SMME growth. By providing empirical insights into the effectiveness of …
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Determinants of Post-Harvest Handling Practices and Technologies Harnessed by Smallholder Fruit Crop Farmers in Vhembe District, Limpopo Province, South Africa
… (5.4%), storage facilities (96.4% lacking), and market access (62.1% facing difficulties). The most common fruits grown include avocados, mangoes, macadamias, and bananas. The main selling channels are farmers' markets and roadside stands, influenced by factors such as market demand and …
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Information Asymmetry and Profitability of Tomato and Butternut Value Chains: A case of Nwanedi Agri-hub
… Farmers are often unable to access up-to date market prices and demand trends, which weakens their bargaining position in centralized markets and enables intermediaries to make excessive profits, ultimately reducing farmers' profits. The statistical data showed notable differences in …
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Assessing policy and institutional change's influence on alternative agriculture in Zimbabwe since 1980
… training in organic farming, research, market linkages, create awareness, advocate for policy change and provide social support to these communities. However, it is clear from the study that there is need for government and other stakeholders to partner with NGOs so as to further develop …
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An investigation of the drivers of sustainable market development for high-nutrient staple crops – the case of vitamin A-rich sweet potato in Zambézia, Mozambique
… VAD. It concluded that the incorporation of a marketing component in a similar intervention could spread the benefits of OFSP to a wider consumer segment and provide a greater incentive for farmers to include it in their cropping system if there was a market for it. This study attempts to …
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How can Market Making Aid in Developing Financial Markets
… thesis project examines the crucial role that market makers can play in enhancing liquidity and aiding the development of financial markets, with a particular focus on emerging economies. Market making involves providing buy and sell quotes for financial securities, thereby facilitating trading …
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Constraints to Small Firm and Medium’s Contribution to Economic Growth in Zambia
… provisions, encouragement of SME value-chain and market linkages as well as creation of knowledge hubs.
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Essays on Financial Market Interdependence
… spillover and correlations among national stock markets, and the structure of dependence between stocks and commodity futures. It consists of four chapters. Chapter 1 briefly reviews the literature background of financial market interdependence and summarizes the contribution of the thesis. …
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Trade, Labor Markets and the Organization of Production within Firms
… with a particular focus on the role of labor market imperfections in open economies. For that reason, I make use of three different models to investigate the interaction between firm organization and labor market imperfections in the process of globalization. Thereby, the organization of …
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An analysis of market efficiency in the South Asian emerging stock markets: Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
… investigates the weak-form of the Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) in the South Asian region. In particular, the emerging market countries of Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are considered. According to the weak-form of the EMH, current share prices reflect all available historical …
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Incentivizing Sustainable Agriculture in Indonesia: Empirical Essays on the Role of Social Norms and Information Provision
… soil testing services and compares two different market-dissemination models - a private service model (where farmers purchase individual soil tests) and a collective (club good) model (where farmer groups collectively purchase a soil testing kit). Using an incentive-compatible auction based on …
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Engagement of Youth in Agricultural Entrepreneurship in Laos
… platforms for information sharing, banking, marketing, delivery, and logistics were identified as specific areas of improvement. Commercial agricultural policy has resulted in increased food production, income generation and opportunities for technical advice, financial access, market …
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