Economics

Volume 11, Issue 2, June 2022

  • Impact of Technology Adoption on Household Income: The Case of Tef in Dendi District, Ethiopia

    Gadisa Muleta, Addisu Getahun

    Issue: Volume 11, Issue 2, June 2022
    Pages: 69-75
    Received: 25 February 2022
    Accepted: 30 March 2022
    Published: 14 April 2022
    DOI: 10.11648/j.eco.20221102.11
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    Abstract: Tef is the most important cereal crop and the main staple food for more than 70 million people. It is the second-largest crop in terms of the area of production next to maize. But, the average productivity of the crop is very low compared to other cereal crops, and the spatial variability of the productivity of the crop is very high across differen... Show More
  • The Role of Financial Development in Determining the Velocity of Money in Circulation: The Case of Jordan

    Mohammad Al-Masaeid

    Issue: Volume 11, Issue 2, June 2022
    Pages: 76-87
    Received: 18 April 2022
    Accepted: 3 May 2022
    Published: 12 May 2022
    DOI: 10.11648/j.eco.20221102.12
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    Abstract: This paper aimed to analyze the effect of the financial progress that happened in the Jordanian economy on the velocity of money in circulation from the period 1980 to 2019. Specifically, the ratio of demand deposits to time deposits and the share of credit facilities to the private sector from GDP were used as measures of financial development whi... Show More
  • An Empirical Study on the Moderating Effect of Agricultural Insurance Against Natural Disasters

    Meng Fei, Yikun Liu, Yingyan Wan

    Issue: Volume 11, Issue 2, June 2022
    Pages: 88-97
    Received: 2 June 2022
    Accepted: 23 June 2022
    Published: 29 June 2022
    DOI: 10.11648/j.eco.20221102.13
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    Abstract: Agricultural producers face agricultural disasters that cause serious negative impacts on agricultural production. Hence, agricultural producers and the government need to use risk management tools to control these agricultural risks. This paper focuses on one of the most important risk management tools in agriculture, i.e., agricultural insurance.... Show More