Decoupling of agricultural support payments: the impact on land market participation decisions

2011 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 639-659 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen O'Neill ◽  
Kevin Hanrahan
Keyword(s):  
Land Market ◽  
Market Participation ◽  
Agricultural Support ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Participation Decisions

The impact of index‐insured loans on credit market participation and risk‐taking

2021 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 141-156
Author(s):  
Richard A. Gallenstein ◽  
Jon Einar Flatnes ◽  
John P. Dougherty ◽  
Abdoul G. Sam ◽  
Khushbu Mishra
Keyword(s):  
Risk Taking ◽  
Credit Market ◽  
Market Participation ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Hello pension, goodbye tension? The impact of work and institutions on older workers’ labor market participation in Europe

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 33-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Fleischmann ◽  
Ferry Koster ◽  
Pearl Dykstra ◽  
Joop Schippers
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Older Workers ◽  
European Social Survey ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Institutional Characteristics ◽  
Labor Market Participation ◽  
Market Participation ◽  
Social Survey ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Welfare State

To sustain the welfare state, several EU countries agreed to take measures aimed at increasing the labor market participation of older workers (European Commission 2001). In this study, we developed a framework integrating individual, work, and institutional characteristics in order to explain the labor market participation of older workers. While prior studies focused mainly on individual characteristics, the present analysis investigated the impact of work and institutions more closely using the European Social Survey. Multilevel analyses across 21 countries showed that work characteristics increased the benefits from work, hence increasing the likelihood of participation among older workers, and that the generosity of institutions discouraged older workers to remain in the labor market.

The impact of seed market access and transaction costs on potato biodiversity and yields in Bolivia

2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 633-661 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lina Salazar ◽  
Paul Winters
Keyword(s):  
Transaction Costs ◽  
Market Access ◽  
Market Participation ◽  
Market Choice ◽  
Crucial Effect ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Seed Market ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Impact

AbstractUsing data from Bolivia, this paper analyzes seed market participation and how transaction costs in these markets influence intracrop biodiversity and the influence of biodiversity on yields. Results indicate that seed market attributes such as distance and market-level biodiversity have a crucial effect on a farmer's market choice, suggesting that farmers are willing to sacrifice time and income to travel further distances in order to reach markets with a broader range of varieties. This study finds that farmers from this sample who have access to seed markets are more likely to have higher levels of intracrop biodiversity. In addition, for market-integrated farmers, intracrop biodiversity does not seem to have a negative effect on yields, which suggests that improved market access does not threaten biodiversity in contexts with similar characteristics to the study site.

Work–retirement cultures: a further piece of the puzzle to explain differences in the labour market participation of older people in Europe?

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (8) ◽  
pp. 1527-1555 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANDREAS JANSEN
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
European Social Survey ◽  
Market Participation ◽  
Economic Determinants ◽  
Legal Rules ◽  
Random Intercept ◽  
Labour Market Participation ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACTThe article examines to what extent culture is a further piece of the puzzle to explain differences in the labour market participation of older people in Europe. This approach is in clear contrast to the existing literature on that topic which is largely economically oriented and more focused on socio-economic determinants. In the first part, different theoretical conceptions regarding the impact of culture on individual actions are discussed with the aim of developing the concept of work–retirement cultures. In the second part, the article gathers empirical evidence on differences in the work–retirement culture in 22 European societies and analyses the interplay between the work–retirement culture and the labour market participation of people aged between 55 and 64 years using logistic random intercept regression analysis. The analysis draws on the third round of the European Social Survey. The results give some clear indications that the work–retirement culture plays its part in explaining differences in the labour market participation of older people in Europe and thus clarifies that the timing of retirement is not fully determined by pension policies. Accordingly, the results of the study illustrate that it is not sufficient to solely change the legal rules for the transition to retirement. Rather, people need to be additionally convinced of the individual benefits of remaining in employment.

scholarly journals Rural seed sector development through participatory varietal selection

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 174-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin Lynn Wilkus ◽  
Gian Nicola Francesconi ◽  
Matthias Jäger
Keyword(s):  
Group Dynamics ◽  
Market Participation ◽  
Participatory Varietal Selection ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Development Interventions ◽  
New Varieties ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Rural Producers ◽  
Development Outcomes ◽  
The Impact

Purpose This impact assessment provides empirical evidence from household producer surveys to test the assumptions surrounding the contribution of participatory varietal selection (PVS) activities on seed sector development. The purpose of this paper is to focus on household access and adoption of common bean varieties from seed provision services and local markets to determine if, and under what social conditions, PVS activities stimulated seed uptake and market participation. Design/methodology/approach The propensity score matching technique and simple regression analysis were used to estimate the impact and compare household performance across three farmer groups located in Hoima, Uganda. Findings PVS increased access to and adoption of improved varieties and supported additional intermediate development outcomes when farmer group characteristics were aligned with PVS efforts. Specifically, PVS was more likely to stimulate market purchases of newly introduced varieties in the farmer group located closest to markets. The project did not however, improve all the development objectives that were evaluated. PVS most critically, did not increase the probability that households received the specific varieties they desired. Research limitations/implications This study found that PVS can support the key pillars of seed sector development. In addition to increasing household access to new varieties, free seed dissemination promoted market participation and stimulated local seed market development. Originality/value This study addressed the need to consider intermediate development outcomes in impact assessments of development interventions. The findings clarified the contribution of PVS in the context of broader development goals and identified farmer group dynamics associated with enhanced impacts among rural producers in Uganda.

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