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Estimating the impact of fertilizer adoption on poverty in rural Ethiopia: an endogenous switching regression approach
Agricultural productivity increments through the use of modern technologies, such as fertilizer application are a critical avenue for increasing farm...
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A note on the sample selection (switching regression) model and treatment effects for a log-transformed outcome variable, in the context of residential self-selection
This study examines the residential self-selection issue from conceptual and methodological aspects, with an empirical application. The study was...
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Does online food shop** boost dietary diversity? Application of an endogenous switching model with a count outcome variable
Increasingly, rural households in develo** countries are shop** for food online, and the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated this trend. In...
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A General and Efficient Method for Solving Regime-Switching DSGE Models
This paper provides a general representation of endogenous and threshold-based regime-switching models while also develo** an efficient numerical...
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Threshold Regression Model with Panel Data: Investigating Inflation-Growth Relationship in Europe
The classical fixed effect or random effect model captures the heterogeneity in intercepts only. The threshold regression model allows heterogeneity...
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Regime-switching empirical similarity model: a comparison with baseline models
In this paper, I extend the standard specification of the empirical similarity (ES) model of Gilboa et al. (Rev Econ Stat 88:433–444, 2006) to...
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Threshold effects of technology import on industrial employment: a panel smooth transition regression approach
The relationship between imported technology and employment is a controversial issue. This study aims to test the hypothesis that the relationship...
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Modelling macroeconomic trilemma and central bank behaviour in Nigeria: a Markov-switching approach
This study investigates macroeconomic trilemma and central bank behaviour in Nigeria. The period of investigation spans the quarterly period of...
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Smooth transition regression model relating inflation to economic growth in Tunisia
Since its independence, Tunisia has embarked on monetary and financial sector reforms aimed at boosting economic growth. However, these reforms have...
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The Impact of Sector-Specific Industrial Policy on Manufacturing Firm Performance: Quasi-experimental Evidence from Ethiopian Chemical Industries
This study evaluates the impact of a sector-specific industrial policy program on the performance of Ethiopian chemical manufacturing firms using a...
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Regime Shifts in the Behaviour of International Currency and Equity Markets: A Markov-Switching Analysis
This paper examines regime switching behaviour and dynamic linkages among currency and equity markets of Eurozone, India, Japan and U.S. using a...
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Impact of climate change adaptation practices on crop productivity: evidence from North Shewa Zone, Amhara region, Ethiopia
This study is conducted with the main objective of investigating the impact of farmers’ adaptation to climate change on their crop productivity in...
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The effect of early automation on the wage distribution with endogenous occupational choices
While the literature demonstrated that automation reduces employment in routine jobs (job polarization), its impact on wages is still unclear and the...
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Disaggregated impacts of off-farm work participation on household vulnerability to food poverty in Ghana
This study examines disaggregated impacts of participation in off-farm employment on household vulnerability to food poverty in Ghana. We use...
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Rice Milling in Kenya: An Inquiry into the Process of Upgrading Rice Milling Services
Countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) rely heavily on imported rice from Asia that is of superior quality compared to local rice. The objective of...
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Adoption of IPM by Farmland Owners and Non-owners: Application of Endogenous Switching Copula Approach
Khuzestan Province is one of the largest hubs of agricultural production, and consequently is one of the largest consumers of chemical pesticides and...
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Does participation in mining activities affect the profitability of food crops production? Evidence from Ghana
Even though previous studies have tried to establish the relationship between agricultural production and artisanal and small-scale mining, little is...
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Financial System Development and Democracy: a Panel Smooth Transition Regression Approach for Develo** Countries
There is evidence for mixed effects of democracy on the development of the financial sector. Part of the literature explains theses controversies by...
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Effect of adoption of organic farming on technical efficiency of olive-growing farms: empirical evidence from West Bank of Palestine
Organic farming is one of the methods that increases the value added of agricultural products in a sustainable way. This paper examines how the...
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Financial Stress, Regime Switching and Macrodynamics
Monetary responses to financial stress have recently become an important issue in macroeconomic and policy discussions in the USA as well as in the...