A5044863259- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Efficiency Analysis Using DEA
- Agricultural Economics and Policy
- Agricultural risk and resilience
- Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Land Rights and Reforms
- Marine and fisheries research
- Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets
- Maritime Ports and Logistics
- Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Forest Management and Policy
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Insurance and Financial Risk Management
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Firm Innovation and Growth
- Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Organic Food and Agriculture
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
2015-2025
University of Miami
2005-2014
University of Connecticut
2005-2014
University of Talca
2014
University of New England
2014
Universidad de Costa Rica
2014
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
2008
Office of International Affairs
2005-2006
Inter-American Development Bank
2006
Abstract This study examines the extent to which technical efficiency (TE) is related activities promoted by two natural resource management programmes recently completed in Central America. Data for a total of 639 farms operating hillsides El Salvador and Honduras are used estimate household‐level input‐oriented stochastic distance frontier simultaneously with TE effects model. The main finding this that improvements financially beneficial farm households while also contributing...
Abstract Using cross‐sectional farm‐level data from 3,164 rice‐farming households in the Philippines, we measure impact of modern rice technologies on farm productivity while disentangling technology gaps (the distance between production frontiers) managerial (differences technical efficiency). To do so, combine a recently developed stochastic frontier framework with evaluation techniques to control for biases stemming observables and unobservables. First, find an adequate group using...
Strengths and weakness of remotely sensed winds are discussed, along with the current capabilities for sensing stress. Future missions briefly mentioned. The observational needs a wide range wind stress applications provided. These strongly support short list desired future constellations.
The main objective of this paper is to evaluate and analyse technical efficiency (TE) levels for hillside farmers under different adoption soil conservation in El Salvador Honduras. A switching regression model implemented examine potential selectivity bias high low level adopters, separate stochastic production frontiers, corrected bias, are estimated each group. results indicate that households with above‐average show statistically higher average TE than those lower adoption. Households...
Abstract This article analyzes the determinants of farm income among hillside farmers participating in natural resource management projects El Salvador and Honduras. The function was evaluated using a system equations which is determined simultaneously by farmer's decision to adopt soil conservation technologies level diversification (number agricultural activities) on farm. database used comes from surveys administered 678 beneficiaries these during 2002. econometric results suggest that...
Harmful algae blooms (HABs) occur in water bodies throughout the globe and can have multi-faceted impacts on tourism. However, little is known of magnitude economic losses to tourism sector as a result HABs. There limited understanding empirical relationships between HAB intensity duration, effects this phenomenon sector. This study based state Florida, USA, notable sun, sand, sea destination western hemisphere, where marine harmful are recurrent threat coastal The framework month...
Abstract The study of the performance primary and secondary educational institutions has gained popularity in recent years, but cross‐country evaluations higher education (HE) systems remain rare. This aims to fill this gap by assessing technical efficiency (TE) 87 national HE using stochastic production frontier models. empirical model considers, for each country, number universities 2023 SCImago Institutions Ranking (SIR) knowledge areas as dependent variable, GDP, R&D expenditures,...
In this study, we implement a set of probit models to analyze the determinants household hurricane evacuation choice for sample 1,355 households in Florida. This article contributes literature by accounting two issues normally neglected previous studies; namely, regional variability and within season variability. The empirical results suggest that living risky environments (mobile home flooding areas) are more likely evacuate. addition, with children those who have experienced threat also...
This study examines the economic impact of sustainable agricultural production systems in Central America. In particular, we investigate investments promoted by MARENA Programme Honduras on total value (TVAP) its beneficiaries. Propensity Score Matching techniques along with Difference-in-Differences framework are used to mitigate biases stemming from differences observed as well unobserved (time-invariant) characteristics between beneficiaries and a control group. The econometric estimates...
This study presents a new approach to evaluate the economic impact of development projects for cases where baseline and endline data comparable treated control samples are available. An important contribution is bring together propensity score matching (PSM) difference‐in‐differences (DID) techniques, commonly used in evaluation studies, with stochastic production frontiers (SPF) that have become well‐established productivity literature. To illustrate our proposed framework, we use from...
Bioeconomic models can be used to assist producers and decision-makers in identifying optimal production system designs, operation management strategies, alternative development policy approaches. This paper reviews the literature on bioeconomic modelling aquaculture since 1993 builds an earlier article by Leung (1994) which examines this for 1974-1993 period. In order identify papers reviewed present study, a thorough online search various databases some specific journals was conducted....
This study investigates changes in the total factor productivity (TFP) and identifies main sources of TFP growth following adoption an individual fishing quota (IFQ) program Gulf Mexico red snapper commercial fishery. Utilizing unbalanced panel 722 vertical line vessels Malmquist indices were derived from output-oriented stochastic distance frontier. The analysis shows that IFQ had a positive impact on fleet most gains due to improvements technical efficiency. also finds efficiency time...
Ecosystem service flows may change or disappear temporarily permanently as a result of environmental changes ecological disturbances. In coastal areas, disturbances caused by toxin-producing harmful algae blooms can impact ecosystem services, particularly provisioning (e.g., seafood harvesting) and cultural services recreation). This study uses random utility model recreational boating choices to simulate in the value provided recreation ecosystems resulting from prolonged blooms. The...