The self-selection problem implies that rational agents optimize their decision to participate in different markets. Roy (1951) was the first to address this problem, analyzing how individuals optimize their decision depending on their skills. In the case of migration, self-selection not only depends on the unobservable characteristics of an individual such as ability, motivation or […]
Características Principales del Modelo de Producción de Frutas y Vegetales en Cuba Antes de 1959
A pesar de que su contribución directa al Producto Interno Bruto (PIB) apenas se acerca al 4%, debido a sus vínculos directos con otros sectores de la economía y su efecto multiplicador, el sector agrícola ocupa un lugar de gran importancia en la economía cubana (Nova González, 2013). El sector agrícola es una importante fuente […]
Principal Elements of Agricultural Reforms in Transition Economies: Implications For Cuba?
Economic reforms in the mid-1980s and early 1990s transformed agricultural production, consumption, and trade in the former socialist countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), and in the Former Soviet Union (FSU). Similar reform processes were implemented in China (1979) and Vietnam (1986). In the early 1990s, and as a response to the economic shock […]
Usufruct Farming In Cuba: Recent Developments And Future Prospects
Since 2007, the Cuban government has implemented a series of transformations to “update” Cuba’s socialist economic model. According to Mesa-Lago (2014), the economic reforms implemented by Raúl Castro since 2007 are classified into three categories: (1) administrative measures; (2) gradual reforms to transform selected sectors of the economy; and (3) structural reforms. The first category […]
Urban Agriculture in Cuba: An Update
Urban agriculture in Cuba transitioned from a “crisis model” that emerged as a response to the economic crisis of the 1990s to a permanent model characterized by its local focus, diversity of economic actors, and relative decentralization. While accounting for a relatively small of total agricultural output, and a correspondingly small share of total agricultural […]
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