Essays about: "Off- policy Estimation"

Showing result 6 - 9 of 9 essays containing the words Off- policy Estimation.

1. 6. Subsistence and semi-subsistence farms in Hungary : role, determinants and directions

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Melinda Süveg; [2015]
   Keywords : farm household model; Hungary; ; subsistence; ; semi-subsistence; imperfect market; seemingly unrelated regressions; transaction cost;

   Abstract : This study aimed to define and characterise subsistence and semi-subsistence farms (SSFs) in the Hungarian context, with particular attention given to identifying the determinants of their production, labour allocation and market participation decisions. In order to reveal the determining factors of Hungarian SSFs’ market participation and sales decisions for goods and labour, the thesis identified the household’s seven simultaneous decision equations and econometrically estimated them using a 2013 cross-sectional dataset of Hungarian SSFs and the seemingly unrelated regressions (SUR) framework. READ MORE

3. 7. Off-farm income and technical efficiency of smallholder farmers in Ethiopia : a stochastic frontier analysis

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Getahun Gemechu Abebe; [2014]
   Keywords : Cobb-Douglas; maximum likelihood estimation; off-farm income; smallholder farmers; technical efficiency;

   Abstract : As in most developing countries, agricultural production in Ethiopia is dominated by subsistence-based smallholder farmers, whose production and incomes from the sector are constrained by socio-economic, institutional, resource and environmental factors. These factors generally attribute for lower productivity of the sector, which in turn forces farmers to participate in off-farm activities in order to diversify their sources of income. READ MORE

4. 8. The Euro: 'As bad as gold'? An examination into the Euro Crisis through the eyes of the gold standard literature

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Julius Probst; [2013]
   Keywords : Euro Crisis; Great Depression; monetary policy; exchange rate; macroeconomic performance; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper examines whether monetary autonomy can explain the divergence in macroeconomic performance between Euro and Non-Euro countries across the OECD since 2007. The paper also provides a short overview on the gold standard literature. READ MORE

5. 9. Estimation of Un-electrified Households & Electricity Demand for Planning Electrification of Un-electrified Areas :  Using South Africa as Case

   University essay from KTH/Energisystemanalys

   Author : Usman Hassan Syed; [2013]
   Keywords : Electrification Planning; Electrification Estimation; Energy Modelling; South Africa; Universal Electrification; Universal Electrification Planning; Energy Systems Analysis;

   Abstract : “We emphasize the need to address the challenge of access to sustainable modern energy services for all, in particular for the poor, who are unable to afford these services even when they are available.”  Section 126: The Future We Want (Out Come Document of Rio+20-United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development June 20-22, 2012). READ MORE