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Household indebtedness is rising worldwide. This study investigates one possible driver of this increase that is rooted in the theory of permanent income: high income expectations. We collect data from an emerging country, Thailand, as (over-) indebtedness in markets with incomplete financial...
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Social pressure and stigma can hinder the adoption of available technologies, especially in the context of sensitive health issues. We run a field experiment on the take-up of menstrual products in Bangladesh and test a discussion-based intervention in a work setting. We vary participation in...
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production in Uzbekistan increased eightfold, while the sown area almost tripled. This, however, had no positive impact on either …
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availability. This contribution uses 2014 survey data from two districts in Uzbekistan, Jondor in Bukhara province and Zangiota in …
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Livestock production accounts for 31 % of the total gross output of agriculture in Uzbekistan. This sector plays an … are in the priority of agrarian policy in Uzbekistan. During the years of independence, the agrarian sector of the country … maintenance. From 1992 to 2017, the number of cattle in Uzbekistan increased by 2.3 times, meat production by 2.9 times and milk …
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higher education institutions (HEI) in Uzbekistan and outlines initiatives for change. To better understand the content …. The survey data show that the respondents cooperate little with their peers outside of Uzbekistan, lack international peer …
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This discussion paper considers insurance as a possible instrument of farm income stabilization and compares several crop insurance products with respect to their applicability in a transition economy using the case of Kazakhstan. The analysis is based on a qualitative evaluation as well a...
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Risk plays an important role in agricultural decision-making, particularly in those regions that are remarkably exposed to natural hazards and underdeveloped input and output markets. This is especially true for crop production in CIS countries where many farms have to deal with low liquidity...
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Эта публикация является нашим ответом на многочисленные вопросы и желание коллег из стран СНГ получить больше информации об актуальных тенденциях раз- вития...
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Orderings of interdependence among random variables are useful in many economic contexts, for example, in assessing ex post inequality under uncertainty; in comparing multidimensional inequality; in valuing portfolios of assets or insurance policies; and in assessing systemic risk. We explore...
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