Purpose. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the theoretical and methodological foundations and economic feasibility of intensifying the processes of financialization of the business model of Ukrainian grain producers, in particular through the formation of the grain futures market and the creation of commodity exchange in Ukraine. Methodology / approach. In the article, it is clarified the concept of financialization as one of the global trends of economic development that provides deep integration...

Purpose. The formal sector in Nigeria has experienced some transformation in the last 20 years. This has led to advancement and deepening of sector. Despite the progression achieved in financial sector, it has not yielded the desired impacts on the economy as experienced in other emerging economies. Hence, this research assessed the advantageous effects of financial deepening on sectoral advancement in Nigeria. Methodology / approach. The research used the proxies of broad money (M2) to...

Purpose. The research aims to detect main trends of regional development of Ukraine’s economy, and substantiate imbalances and risks, which must be taken into account in the formation of a new model of regional development of Ukraine and improving financial-economic resilience under conditions of modern turbulence. Methodology / approach. The general theoretical scientific methods, fundamental principles of regional economy, which are highlighted in the works of both Ukrainian and foreign scientists on spatial development. The...

This paper estimates the volume of capital flight using the residual method, and analyzes the impact of capital flight on economic growth in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU). Over the period 1970 to 2016, total real capital flight from these countries is found to be positive and significant with a magnitude that amounts to 58655.28 million constant dollars, representing 57.5 percent of GDP. Four countries have experienced significant real capital flight over...

This study explores the determinants of perceived quality of malaria diagnostic services in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania using a logit model. The study uses exit interview data from 600 people who had tested for malaria in 30 health facilities in Dar es Salaam in the year 2020. The estimated results show that age of diagnosticians, type of response to suspected malaria illness, and time of testing for malaria influence perceived quality of malaria diagnostic services....

The purpose of this paper was to find out the right policy-mix for macroeconomic stabilization in Tanzania. The paper employed the co-integration and error correction modeling approach to analyze the interaction effects of fiscal and monetary policies on macroeconomic stability. The results show that fiscal and monetary expansion characterized by high government expenditure and high broad money supply deteriorates macroeconomic stability, but fiscal and monetary expansion characterized by low tax buoyancy and low interest rate...

The study investigates whether budget deficit financing modes have differential implications on general price level in Tanzania. The study employs the co-integration and error correction modeling approach to examine the short-term and long-term effects of budget deficit financing on inflation. The study finds that the effects of budget deficit on general price level depends significantly on its financing modes. The results reveal that while domestic financing is inflationary foreign financing is deflationary. The results further...

Purpose. The purpose of the present study is to examine the determinants of the financial performance of the Slovak agricultural companies. Methodology / approach. Bibliometric analysis was applied to analyze the literature, the results of the review were visualized using VOSviewer software. Panel data regression analysis, which was carried out using the GRETL software, was chosen to be the main research method for analyzing the influence of determinants on financial performance measures. 527 Slovak agricultural...

Purpose. The purpose of the article is to evaluate the impact of the EU-Ukraine Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) on bilateral trade in agri-food products and domestic food market of Ukraine during the first five years after the entry into force of this DCFTA. Methodology / approach. Analysis of the impact of DCFTA with EU on the agricultural trade is based on the cost-benefit approach. The results of the implementation of the DCFTA...

Purpose. The purpose of this article is to develop the conceptual foundations and substantiation of rational approaches to the formation of an effective system of public administration of the country’s food security. Methodology / approach. The research used the following methods: theoretical generalization (to systematize theoretical provisions regarding the concept of public administration of food security), financial-economic and statistical analysis (to determine and generalize the trends of changes in the main indicators of the level...

Excerpt from the report Introduction: The study was initiated in the belief that an understanding of Taiwan's agricultural development will hold important lessons that can be applied to the problems of modernizing agriculture in other underdeveloped regions of the world. Therefore, emphasis is placed on the organizational or institutional conditions necessary for implementing and increasing motivation for progress. In general, this study addresses itself to three questions: (a) what changes in agricultural output took place...

Purpose. The purpose of the research is to improve the economic-mathematical model of enterprise profit maximization in the system of sustainable development values. Methodology / approach. The work uses the methods of system analysis, systematization, generalization and specification, the graphic method and the method of comparison (of processes, indicators, etc.), as well as economic-and-mathematical methods of system modeling and expert methods. Results. It was improved the structural scheme (triple-continuum model as a conceptual scheme of...

Agriculture and associated agricultural activities are major contributors to the Arkansas economy. Agriculture is defined as the sum of agricultural production and processing activities, unless otherwise specified, and includes crop and animal production and processing, agricultural support industries, forestry and forest products, and textile goods. Agriculture contributes to the economy through direct agricultural production and value-added processing, leading to economic activity in other parts of the economy. This report is the fifteenth in a series...

Excerpts: The airphotos in this handbook were selected to show characteristics and land use in 28 resource areas in three regions comprising all or parts of 14 North Central States. Accompanying the photos of each area is a brief description of land use, climate, soils, and topography for that area. Aerial photographs, used with maps and descriptions, provide a comprehensive idea of how land is used. Such richly detailed photos can be viewed stereoscopically for...

Contribution analyses performed using IMPLAN data and software are an increasingly popular method for illustrating the importance of agriculture to state and local economies. Over the past decade, at least 24 states have used IMPLAN to conduct contribution of agriculture analyses at some level. In many cases, methods for conducting these analyses are described, however most descriptions aren’t presented in sufficient detail to allow an effective comparison of procedures used between studies. To further analyze...

The paper briefly summarizes the recent record and future needs for agricultural production in CENTO countries. It then examines recent agricultural growth patterns in selected countries with respect to eight factors that seem to be highly important to agricultural development. These include four conditioning factors relating to land tenure, the price of farm products, availability of markets, and supply of consumer goods and four production factors including informational services, supplies of production requisites, credit facilities,...

Excerpt from the report Introduction: Under the terms of Contract No. 12-17-07-5-1651 (ERS-192-B-76), the author has prepared a bibliography of English- and Spanish-language publications (and a few in French, German, and Japanese) on selected aspects of agricultural development in Bolivia. The specific areas covered are credit, marketing, nutrition, technology, income distribution, and employment.

This paper aims to draw some implications from the German tax reduction program for agricultural holdings by examining its institutional configuration and operating system. In order to be recognized as an agricultural holding under the tax law, several steps need to be taken in the registration process. A newly founded agricultural holding should join agricultural social insurances and register its establishment with the tax office. The registered business entity then can receive various benefits such...