SABIIA - Sistema Aberto e Integrado de Informação em Agricultura (Sabiia)

Brasili, Cristina; Fanfani, Roberto.

The Italian Industrial Districts (IDs) are now considered in the national and international literature as one of the main factors of the successful and rapid industrial development of Italy after the Second World War. In this paper we outline the general characteristics of the IDs approach and then the distinctive figures of the agrifood districts. A mosaic type of development characterised the geographical distribution of the different agrifood districts in the Italian experience. The different origins of agrifood districts often determines their production and structural characteristics of firms, with a relevant role of SMEs. In many cases, these districts originated from handcraft traditions and specific local demand. Their specialized production is...

Climate Change Adaptation, Development, and International Financial Support: Lessons from EU Pre-Accession and Solidarity Funds

Palavras-chave: Agri-Food Districts; Italian Industrial Districts (IDs); Technical efficiency of a panel of firms; Economic Development; International Development; A1; C23; O1; Q10; Q17.

Ano: 2007

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9404

Przyluski, Valentin; Hallegatte, Stephane.

Funding adaptation requires adequate governance and there are different ways to organise and channel the funds to where it is most efficient and most necessary. This paper investigates this issue and studies the practical implementation of a development under conditionality, namely adaptation-development, and its requirement in terms of financing architecture. To contribute to this research, it looks at similar problems that have been met in the past, namely the European funding programs for Eastern Europe countries that were candidates to adhesion, and European internal structural and cohesion funds. These funding examples provide a pertinent analogy for the adaptation problem, and most issues in adaptation finance have also been met in these funds...

Energy-Based Economic Development: Mapping the Developing Country Context

Palavras-chave: Economic Development; Climate Change Adaptation; Foreign Aid; European Union; Pre-acccession and Solidarity Funds; Environmental Economics and Policy; E61; F35; O19; O2; Q54; Q56.

Ano: 2010

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98095

Carley, Sanya; Desai, Sameeksha; Bazilian, Morgan.

Energy-based economic development (EBED) can provide economic, social and environmental benefits related to national economic development and sustainable growth activities. As both policy and research interests in responsible mechanisms for economic development grow, EBED benefits are becoming increasingly attractive to planners in both developed and developing countries. The incentives, trade-offs, and payoffs for developing countries, however, are not well documented. To help address that gap, this paper identifies the general scope and role of EBED in a developing economy context, and outlines opportunities and challenges for decision-makers.

Tipo: Working Paper

Palavras-chave: Economic Development; Energy; Developing Countries; Sustainable Development; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; O10; O13; O21; Q48.

Ano: 2012

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123278

Firm Entry, Firm Exit, and Urban‐Biased Growth

Yu, Li; Jolly, Robert W.; Orazem, Peter F..

We introduce a taxonomy that classifies industries using three criteria: net growth in the number of firms; the interrelationship between firm entry and firm exit; and the degree of urban bias in industry growth. We show that in 9 of 15 two-digit NAICS industries investigated, there is evidence of urban bias consistent with a comparative advantage to starting a business in urban markets. The urban advantage is due primarily to faster firm entry rates. Urban and rural firms have similar firm exit rates, consistent with a presumption that there are equal expected profit rates conditional on entry across markets. Urban areas grow faster because they induce faster firm entry and not because urban firms are more likely to succeed.

GROWTH, POLICYMAKING, TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN MALAYSIA

Palavras-chave: Entry – Exit Pattern; Taxonomy; Urban-Bias; Expansion; Churning; Entrepreneurship; Economic Development; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Demand and Price Analysis; Industrial Organization; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Marketing; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Public Economics; L26; L53.

Ano: 2009

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54078

Integrating Economic Analysis with a Randomized Controlled Trial: Willingness-to-Pay for a New Maternal Nutrient Supplement

Salih, Thamir M..

For the period between 1957 and 1997, Malaysia’s development is analysed to determine the roles of inputs, planning, trade and government intervention in economic activity. Foreign investment is also analysed. During this period, by international standards, growth that Malaysia experienced was impressive. This growth was achieved through a policy framework that used government planning and investment in conjunction with incentives for the private sector. A unique feature of Malaysia’s planning was its call for social justice to advance the economic interest of its less economically privileged population. By adopting amalgam of development strategies and policies, policymakers were successful in improving the socio-economic status of the majority of the...

Tipo: Presentation

Palavras-chave: Economic Development; Export; Growth; Investment; Planning; Sustainability; Country Studies: Malaysia.; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade.

Ano: 2012

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124437

Adams, Katherine P.; Vosti, Stephen A.; Lybbert, Travis J.; Ayifah, Emmanuel.

Maternal nutrition during pregnancy can have significant implications for a child’s prenatal growth and development, and undernutrition experienced during the prenatal period increases the risk of early childhood morbidity and mortality and can permanently impair a child’s physical growth and cognitive development. We use new data from Ghana generated using contingent valuation and experimental auction techniques to estimate willingness-to-pay (WTP) for LNS, a new nutrient supplement aimed at preventing maternal undernutrition during pregnancy. We also explore the relative importance of individual and household characteristics as well as information about the long-term benefits of preventing undernutrition on WTP. We find that WTP is positive for a...

LOCATIONAL DETERMINANTS OF US FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS IN LATIN AMERICA

Palavras-chave: Economic Development; Nutrition; Willingness-to-Pay; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; International Development.

Ano: 2011

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103793

Padilla, Luis; Richards, Timothy J..

As US investment in food processors abroad grows, understanding the factors causing this growth is critical to US trade and investment policy. This study uses an ownership / location / internalization approach in finding market size and trade openness important determinants of US foreign direct investment in Latin American food and kindred products.

Paralyzed Municipalities: The "Chilling Effect" of Municipal ICT Investments: A Case Study of the Legan and Policy Environment for South Carolina Municipal Investment in Advanced ICT

Palavras-chave: Multinational Firms; International Business; Economic Development; Agribusiness; International Development.

Ano: 1999

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21514

Lamie, R. David; Dickes, Lori A..

This paper provides a case study of existing policy barriers to local municipal information communications technology investments in one U.S. state, South Carolina. This analysis also describes local survey results to clarify the role of restrictive state policy on the incentives for local communities to make these investments. Initial interviews of state municipal leaders support the idea that the states legal interpretation of municipal responsibilities has likely constrained local telecommunications investments across the state. Survey results reveal that approximately one-third of local municipal leaders believe they are constrained by the state’s definition of the purview of municipal responsibilities. Even with these constraints, the overwhelming...

Population and Health Policies

Palavras-chave: Telecommunications; Municipal Electric Utilities (MEU’s); Economic Development; Community/Rural/Urban Development.

Ano: 2008

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/112892

Schultz, T. Paul.

The literature evaluating population and health policies is in flux, with many disciplines exploring biological and behavioral linkages from fetal development to chronic disease, disability, and late life mortality. The focus here is on research methods, findings, and questions that economists can clarify regarding the causal relationships between economic development, health outcomes, and reproductive behavior, which operate in many directions. The connection between conditions under which people live and their expected life span and health status refer to “health production functions”. The relationships between an individual’s stock of health and productivity, well being, and life span encompasses the “returns to health human capital”. The control of...

Shared Mental Models, Catch-up Development and Economic Policy-Making: The Case of Germany after World War II and Its Significance for Contemporary Russia

Palavras-chave: Health; Fertility and Family Planning; Biology of Health Human Capital; Economic Development; Health Economics and Policy; International Development; Labor and Human Capital; Public Economics; D13; I18; J13; O12.

Ano: 2009

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52224

Zweynert, Joachim.

The paper deals with the connection between politically induced catch-up development, cultural and intellectual traditions and economic order in Germany and Russia. It is argued that in the history of both countries we encounter significant structural parallels, including the totalitarian experience. After World War II the German political elite managed to implement capitalism in a country, the population of which was still hostile towards capitalism. The key to success was that the German political rulers, in contrast to the Russian "young reformers" of the early 1990s, from the beginning on took into account the shared mental models prevailing in Germany. Therefore some lessons may be drawn from the German historical experience in regard to today's Russia.

STRENGTHENING RURAL AMERICA’S POSITION IN THE GLOBAL BROADBAND ADOPTION RACE

Palavras-chave: Cultural Economics; Economic Development; Transition; Totalitarianism; International Development; B25; P51; Z10.

Ano: 2004

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26304

The Agrifood Districts in the New Millennium

Barnes, James N..

Tipo: Journal Article

Palavras-chave: Broadband; Rural America; Economic Development; Internet; Rural Regions; Agribusiness; R12; O33; O57; R11.

Ano: 2010

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100896

Brasili, Cristina; Fanfani, Roberto.

The Italian Industrial Districts (IDs) are considered to be one of the main reasons for the rapid industrial development and success of Italy since the Second World War. The SME's have also played an important role in this. In this paper we outline the general characteristics of the ID approach and the main structural changes in the new millennium, due to them facing the process of globalization. The distinctive figures of the agrifood districts and their mosaic style of development are than analysed to highlight the similarities and differences between them and the other IDs. First show that they are more relevant and that their geographical distribution is more important than those of other recently analysed Italian ID's. The different zones of origin of...

The Consequences of Corruption: Evidences from China

Palavras-chave: Economic Development; Agrifood Districts; Industrial Districts (IDs); SME’s role; Efficiency of firms; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; A1; C23; O1; Q10; Q17.

Ano: 2010

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100456

Dong, Bin; Torgler, Benno.

With complementary Chinese data sets and alternative corruption measures, we explore the consequences of corruption. Adopting a novel approach we provide evidence that corruption can have both, positive and negative effects, on economic development. The overall impact of corruption might be the balance of the two simultaneous effects within a specific institutional environment (“grease the wheels” and “sand the wheels”). Corruption is observed to considerably increase income inequality in China. We also find that corruption strongly reduces tax revenue. Looking at things from an expenditure point of view we observe that corruption significantly decreases government spending on education, R&D and public health in China. We also observe that regional...

The Economic Impacts of Biotechnology-Based Technological Innovations

Palavras-chave: Corruption; China; Government; Economic Development; Inequality; Environment; Political Economy; D720; H110; K420.

Ano: 2010

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91006

Traxler, Greg.

Global adoption of transgenic crops reached 67.7 million hectares in 2003 from 2.8 million in 1996. Delivery has occurred almost entirely through the private sector and adoption has been rapid in areas where the crops addressed serious production constraints and where farmers had access to the new technologies. Three countries (USA, Argentina and Canada), three crops (soybean, cotton and maize) and two traits (insect resistance and herbicide tolerance) account for the vast majority of global transgenic area. While some farmers in some developing countries are benefiting, most do not have access to transgenic crops and traits that address their needs. This paper surveys the level and distribution of the economic impacts of transgenic cotton and soybeans to...

THE IMPACT OF HOUSEHOLD-LEVEL DETERMINANTS OF CHILD HEALTH AND NUTRITION: CROSS-COUNTRY EVIDENCE FROM WEST AFRICA

Palavras-chave: Agricultural Biotechnology; Economic Development; Technological Change; Cotton; Soybean; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; O13; Q12; Q16.

Ano: 2004

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23806

Penders, Christopher L.; Staatz, John M..

Poor child health and nutrition persist throughout West Africa. This research analyzes the impact of key economic variables, including income, education and background characteristics, on child health and nutrition across nine different countries. The results are interpreted in the context of differing levels of economic development among these nations. The findings do not show wealth and parental education to be robust across the sample, but maternal background characteristics have a positive, statistically significant and highly consistent effect across all the countries. The importance of mothers' height does not simply represent a genetic influence, but can be interpreted to signify that women with a healthier upbringing, and hence taller, have...

THE STRUGGLE FOR BROADBAND IN RURAL AMERICA

Palavras-chave: West Africa; Economic Development; Health; Nutrition; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.

Ano: 2001

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20586

Dickes, Lori A.; Lamie, R. David; Whitacre, Brian E..

Tipo: Journal Article

Palavras-chave: Broadband; Digital Divide; Economic Development; Infrastructure; Rural Development; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; L96; R11; R58.

Ano: 2010

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100800

Tourism and Development: A Recent Phenomenon Built on Old (Institutional) Roots?

Brau, Rinaldo; Di Liberto, Adriana; Pigliaru, Francesco.

Is tourism an opportunity for lagging countries in the elusive quest for growth (Easterly, 2002)? Recent empirical evidence suggests that the answer is a cautious yes. Aggregate cross-country data show that tourism specialization is likely to be associated with higher per capita GDP growth rates than those observed in industrialized countries. However, this evidence ignores the importance of institutional quality and results are likely to be biased by omitted variable problems. In this paper we frame our starting question within the general debate about the importance of good/bad institutions as fundamental determinants of economic growth (Acemoglu et al., 2001) and ask whether previous positive results of tourism on growth are in fact driven by the...

Women’s Rights and Development

Palavras-chave: Economic Development; Tourism Specialization; Institutions; Community/Rural/Urban Development; O11; O50; O47; F43; L83.

Ano: 2010

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59425

Fernandez, Raquel.

Why has the expansion of women’s economic and political rights coincided with economic development? This paper investigates this question, focusing on a key economic right for women: property rights. The basic hypothesis is that the process of development (i.e., capital accumulation and declining fertility) exacerbated the tension in men’s conflicting interests as husbands versus fathers, ultimately resolving them in favor of the latter. As husbands, men stood to gain from their privileged position in a patriarchal world whereas, as fathers, they were hurt by a system that afforded few rights to their daughters. The model predicts that declining fertility would hasten reform of women’s property rights whereas legal systems that were initially more...