INCREASED MARKET INTEGRATION, VALUE, AND ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE OF TEA AGROFORESTS IN THE AKHA HIGHLANDS OF SOUTHWEST CHINA

Increased Market Integration, Value, and Ecological Knowledge of Tea Agroforests in the Akha Highlands of Southwest China

This study assesses the persistence and change of traditional land use patterns and ecological knowledge in response to expanded commercialization of tea (Camellia sinensis var.assamica (L.) Kuntze Theaceae in an indigenous Akha (Hani) community in the midlevel montane forests of southwest Yunnan, China.Surveys were conducted in 2005 and 2008, over

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Short-Run Asset Selection using a Logistic Model

Investors constantly look for significant predictors and accurate models to forecast future results, whose occasional efficacy end up being neutralized by market efficiency.Regardless, such predictors are widely used for seeking Steps better (and more unique) perceptions.This paper aims to investigate to what extent some of the most notorious indic

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