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Three Essays Analyzing The Role Of Social Capital On Individual And Firm Decision Making, Ariana P Torres Bravo
Three Essays Analyzing The Role Of Social Capital On Individual And Firm Decision Making, Ariana P Torres Bravo
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The following dissertation is comprised of three essays that focus on different mechanisms on which social capital influences firm and entrepreneur behavior. All three essays use different econometric techniques to account for endogenous variables.
Essay 1: Are Local Market Relationships Trumping Organic Certification? The Case of Small and Medium Fruit and Vegetable Farmers. This article investigates how an organic fruit and vegetable farmer’s choice to use direct-to-consumer market channels impacts his/her decision to be certified organic. First, we model the decision to be certified organic as a conditionally independent decision from the farmer’s chosen market channels. Second, we estimate …