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Bond Valuation
The two main forms of fixed income securities are discount, or zero-coupon, and coupon bonds. The term of a bond is its time to maturity. Discount...
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Parameters of the Development of Organizational-Economic Processes of Agriculture in the Conditions of Transformation
The research aims to identify the parameters of the development of organizational-economic processes of agriculture in the conditions of...
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Assessing the spillover effects of U.S. monetary policy normalization on Nigeria sovereign bond yield
This study examines the spillover effects of U.S. monetary policy normalization on Nigeria 10-Year Treasury bond yield between 2011 and 2017, using...
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Technology Use, Maize Productivity, and Weather in West Africa
This paper presents estimates of the association between maize yield and weather using survey data from Ghana, Mali and Nigeria, allowing for the...
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Financial Markets Efficiency and Economic Behaviour Evaluating Euro Area Economies
This book reviews the efficient markets hypothesis from a behavioural finance perspective looking at the stock markets of the five largest Euro...
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The Case of Uganda: Long-Term and Spillover Effects of Rice Production Training
Using the case of rice production training in the rainfed lowlands of Eastern Uganda, this chapter examines the extent to which training continues to...
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The Bank of Japan’s Exchange-Traded Fund Purchases under Quantitative and Qualitative Easing with Yield Curve Control
This chapter highlights exchange-traded fundsExchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) (ETF) purchases conducted by the Bank of JapanBank of Japan (BoJ) under...
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Unconventional Monetary Policies in UK and Japan
Starting in 2009, the BoE has introduced large asset purchases and long-term lending operations. Since then, its operational framework relies on a...
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Is corporate governance important for green bond performance in emerging capital markets?
This paper examines the relationship between corporate governance mechanisms and their impact on green bond yield spreads for companies operating in...
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Predicting recessions, depth of recessions and monetary policy pivots: a new approach
We present a novel framework to predict recessions, the depth of recessions (mild or severe) and monetary policy pivots. The first phase introduces...
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Faustmann’s Forest Harvest Rotation
Forests are one of the most cherished resources of the planet. How should an owner of a forest stand manage it over time? A profit-maximizing owner...
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An Alternative Approach for Determining the Time-Varying Decay Parameter of the Nelson-Siegel Model
This paper presents an alternative and straightforward two-step estimation method for the Nelson–Siegel yield curve model. The goal is to generate...
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Mechanization in Tanzania: Impact of Tractorization on Intensification and Extensification of Rice Farming
In this chapter, we explore the effects of mechanized tillage among rice farmers in Tanzania. We use two-year panel data to examine the expansion of...
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Term Structure Models
The term spread is defined as the difference between long and short rates and models expectations of forthcoming changes in short rates. As a...
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Statistical Methods for Estimating Yield Changes Attributable to Climate Change
This chapter provides a review of the literature of statistical methods for estimating yield/productivity changes of major crops, plants, and other...
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Integrating Analytical Hierarchy Process with GIS and Satellite Remote Sensing to Assess Land Suitability for Sustainable Tea Production in Bangladesh
Land suitability evaluation is crucial for assessing environmental limitations that inhibit higher yield and productivity in tea. The aim of this...
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Near-real-time drought monitoring and assessment for vineyard production on a regional scale with standard precipitation and vegetation indices using Landsat and CHIRPS datasets
Drought is a complicated and slow-moving natural disaster that has severe impacts on plant greenness and yields by interrupting plant photosynthetic...
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Equilibrium Dominance
In this chapter we present the first solution concept, strict dominance. Unlike the solution concepts that we explore in all subsequent chapters,...
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How Is Farm Income Affected When Each Farm Has To Produce Its Own Animal Feed?
One of the questions that Peter proposed for his memorial conference was “What happens to agricultural yields when farms are relatively autarkic and...