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1992

Chen, Peter Y., Veeman, Michele M., Veeman, Terry S.

This study focuses on the question of whether variations in total consumption of meat and the mix of different types of meats consumed in Canada over the past twenty-five years have been primarily due to changes in the levels of prices and consumers' income or whether structural changes in the...

1996

Phillips, William E., Adamowicz, Wiktor, Rush, Bonnie C.

The \"Wildlife Valuation Database\" is composed of 53 individual studies, providing 181 wildlife and reacreation benefit estimates. The database can be run on an IBM computer with Microsoft Windows 3.1. The format of the database is in the following form; (a) ID number, (b) focus of study (for...

1995

Veeman, Michele M., Dong, Xizo-yuan

Based on the hypothesis that tradeable marketing quotas may be analysed as an economic input in the production process of regulated firms, the standard capital asset pricing model is adapted to assess the impact of expectations of quota rents on Ontario fluid milk quota values. The analysis...

1994

Fantino, Alberto A., Veeman, Terry S.

The use of agricultural chemicals, particularly in crop production, has increased greatly in the prairie region of Western Canada. Pesticide use, chiefly the use of herbicides, increased 7.6 percent per year from 1948 to 1991, slowing down only after 1985 with depressed conditions in the grain...

2000

Watson, David, Boxall, Peter C., Miller, Jamie, Unterschultz, Jim

The effects of grazing cattle in many riparian areas have greatly affected the associated landscapes over the past 50 years. The riparian areas of streams and rivers provide numerous ecological services, and it has been demonstrated that cattle grazing can disrupt this zone, negatively affecting...

1996

Swait, Joffre, Adamowicz, Wiktor

Choices, whether they are made in actual markets (revealed preferences or RP) or in surveys (stated preference of SP), provide information about the preferences of individuals. These choices also contain what researchers interpret as \"noise\" or unexplained variation; a variety of techniques...

1998

Adamowicz, Wiktor, Renner, Miriam

This study examines the economic, social and environmental effects of alternative agricultural methods, traded through fair trade mechanisms, on producers in northern Thailand. These effects are compared with those of conventional agriculture and practised on the same farm). The chosen research...

2009

Steiner, Bodo E.

This paper explores an optimal sharing contract between a grape grower and a winery, when a risk-averse grower allocates efforts among multiple activities that differe in measurability, while double-sided moral hazard is assumed to be present. The contract allows for asymmetric quality...

2023-01-01

Bebwa, Akiza Nasson

This research examines the effectiveness of the Empowered World View (EVW) program in Kigoma and Iringa regions of Tanzania, focusing on reducing child stunting. The program aimed to empower women and safeguard maternal care and nutrition, promoting positive cultural behaviors to protect the...

2023-01-01

Tanaka, Henrique Rafael Barboza Costa

This paper analyses the relationship between macroeconomic variables (gross domestic product, unemployment rate, public debt and balance of international investments) and credit risk, measured as non-performing loans—or credit default. This study uses quarterly data for macroeconomic variables...