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1	Changing the risk at the margin : Smallholder farming and public policy in developing countries Andersson, Camilla January 2010 (has links) This thesis consists of a summary and four self-contained papers. Paper [I] examines whether the implementation of a social safety net programme in Ethiopia has affected the value, risk and composition of farmers‟ crop portfolios. The empirical analysis suggests that the value and risk of the crop portfolio have not been altered due to the programme. However, the programme seems to have brought about some changes in the land allocated to different crops. Paper [II] studies how a social safety net affects farmers‟ (dis)investments in productive assets. More specifically, it studies how the Productive Safety Net Programme in Ethiopia has changed livestock and tree holdings. The results indicate no significant effect on livestock holdings, but a significant increase in tree holdings. Paper [III] investigates if there is a problem of adverse selection in formal microlending in rural Bangladesh. The results indicate that farmers who only borrow formally have a shadow price of capital that is substantially higher than the average informal interest rate. This suggests that farmers that only borrow formally are perceived as poor credit risks by informal lenders. Paper [IV] explores the economic incentives surrounding the cultivation of opium poppy in Afghanistan. Specifically, it examines the impact of eradication policies when opium is used as a means of obtaining credit, and when the crops are produced in sharecropping arrangements. The results indicate that both these features are likely to affect the outcome of eradication policies. Smallholder farming Public policy Informal risk strategies Microcredit Opium eradication Development economics Food policy Economics Nationalekonomi
2	The Standardized Contract for Online Game and the Business Risk Management-Case of the Game Operating Agents Huang, Shih-hui 10 September 2012 (has links) ¡@¡@By applying ¡§Case Study¡¨ as a research method, this essay is to explore the risk types derived from ¡§The Standardized Contract for Online Game¡¨ for the game operator to analyze the level of risks, as well as to know the implementing way for dealing with the risk. By interpreting these processes which may caused the impact on stakeholders, the study eventually makes a conclusion and suggestions for reducing the risk and settling the disputes. ¡@¡@The research result in the study has shown that the customers are protected effectively along with the implementation of ¡§The Standardized Contract for Online Game ¡¨ through rebuilding format and functions of contract itself. Reduce the consumer complaints such as account hack successfully. Relatively, government takes advantage of it; instead, the risk to the corporation management is increasing. As a result, it takes methodology, negotiation capability, business process to prevent, shift or take the risk at one¡¦s own risk. In this study, the stakeholders like consumers, employees and government are impacted the most, following with suppliers and distributors. Because of ¡§The Standardized Contract for Online Game ¡¨, each party undertakes the circumstance of risk transfer with others. risk type risk management online gaming stereotyped contract risk strategies stakeholders
3	High School Dropout: A Study of Parental Perceptions of Dropout and Prevention Strategies Garcia, Daniel 01 August 2013 (has links) Dropping out from high school is becoming a growing trend that necessitates new and more powerful intervention strategies to be utilized. Large numbers of adolescents between the ages of 16- 24 have been shown to receive no high school diploma or equivalent. The effects of dropping out are far reaching, with many students who dropout facing depression and alienation that may lead to other negative consequences. This research focuses on the need for preventative action against the issue of dropout. One hypothesis to be tested is whether or not current dropout prevention techniques can be applied to students who are not at risk for dropping out. The researcher theorizes that if all students are exposed to these strategies then perhaps the overall school environment will yield less students who are at risk to begin with. Social Work
4	The Nexus between Agricultural Productivity, Poverty, and Social Services Provision in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Empirical Analysis Reimers, Malte 21 November 2014 (has links) No description available. 330 agricultural productivity agricultural production function Burkina Faso coping strategies cross-country regression education growth incidence curve human capital inequality livestock market integration multidimensional poverty opportunity curve precautionary saving price risk pro-poor growth risk strategies Rwanda Sub-Saharan Africa WASAT Wirtschaftswissenschaften (PPN621567140)

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