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| Cameron, Michael P.; Bell, Kendon. |
| The dairy industry is a major contributor to both the New Zealand economy as a whole and to the Waikato regional economy in particular. The industry is experiencing a period of considerable change, with increases in dairy conversion, increased intensification, and increasing use of nitrogen fertilisers, each of which has an associated environmental cost. In this paper the productivity performance of the mature dairy industry in the Waikato region is investigated, using panel data at the sub-regional level from 1994 to 2007. Overall we show that, under a range of specifications, productivity growth independent of increasing land use and herd numbers has been significantly below the four percent industry target. This suggests that, if the four percent goal... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Productivity; Dairy industry; Waikato.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Productivity Analysis. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97132 |
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| Cameron, Michael P.; Lim, Steven. |
| In many developing countries the composition of rural households is influenced by the migration of adult household members to urban locations in search of employment. Children may be left in the care of their mother alone, or in the care of grandparents when both parents have migrated. Using representative data from rural Northeast Thailand, this paper investigates whether household composition has any effect on the nutritional outcomes of children. Our findings suggest that household types other than nuclear families result in some significantly worse child nutritional outcomes. One implication is that governments should target programs to protect the welfare of the children of migrants in origin communities. |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Migration; Household composition; Children; Thailand; Consumer/Household Economics; I12; O15; O18. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10371 |
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