Food security and agricultural production strategies under risk in Egypt

Sarris, Alexander H.

doi:10.1016/0304-3878(85)90040-9

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“…This model, after aggregation, serves as a basis for our empirical analysis of country piracy rates. This is in line with the large set of literature that has covered tax evasion under risk in a number of economic areas (e.g., Sarris, 1985;Van Dunem & Arndt, 2009). Our analysis is conducted at the country level and accounts for the behavior of the typical software pirate or counterfeiter per country by looking at the general risk attitude (or risk aversion tendencies) of individuals in that country.…”

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confidence: 68%

Determinants of software piracy under risk aversion: a model with empirical evidence

Driouchi¹,

Wang

Driouchi

2015

European Journal of Information Systems

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This paper studies the determinants of software piracy in world economies from a risk avoidance perspective. A risk aversion model for the commercialization of pirated software is developed to account for behavioral elements of risk and uncertainty avoidance among countries' software pirates (i.e., counterfeiters and suppliers) and test empirically for the effects of country characteristics on piracy levels. Panel regression analysis is conducted to identify the determinants of software piracy using this model on a data set of 87 countries during 2007-2011. The empirical results confirm those obtained in prior research (e.g., the inverted U-shaped relationship between GDP per capita and piracy rates) but divulge that the behavioral-country component capturing the attitudes towards risk of software pirates improves the explanatory power of the statistical regressions after controlling for country performance and institutional factors. We also show that human development and good country governance reduce piracy rates. Besides providing support for our risk aversion-based piracy model and hinting at the need to consider population behavior in policy-making, these findings underline the relevance of human development and country institutions in explaining software piracy rates.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 68%

Determinants of software piracy under risk aversion: a model with empirical evidence

Driouchi¹,

Wang

Driouchi

2015

European Journal of Information Systems

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“…Ensuring food security in Egypt is a pressing matter, and multiple studies have analyzed the diverse aspects of this issue. According to Sarris, streamlining Egypt's agricultural production system can help mitigate risks and improve food security (Sarris, 1985). Her research centers on addressing the food gap and promoting food security in Egypt, specifically as it pertains to sugar.…”

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confidence: 99%

The impact of population growth on food security in Egypt

Ahmed,

Elasraag

2023

المجلة المصرية للاقتصاد الزراعي

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The increase in population has a notable effect on ensuring food availability. Numerous research studies have demonstrated that as population size grows, there is a corresponding rise in the need for food, which can potentially result in shortages and food insecurity. Meanwhile, Egypt's population is expected to reach 125 million by 2030. This poses many challenges for the agricultural sector and threatens food security in Egypt, which is already threatened. This paper examines the effect of population growth on food security in Egypt using a dynamic multimarket model that extends from the base year 2020 to 2030.The empirical analysis shows a remarkable improvement in the production of the crops under study at varying rates; the wheat crop comes at the forefront of crops, as it is clear that Egypt's production of wheat has increased to about 20.46 million tons in 2030 compared to about 9.10 million tons in 2020/2021, in addition to an increase in maize production to 10.94 million tons in 2030 compared to 7.59 million tons in 2020/2021. The reason for this is due to the improvement in productivity of the aforementioned crops, in addition to the horizontal expansion adopted by the Egyptian government at the present time (included in the study), However, consumption rates still far exceed what is produced locally. So, it is therefore pertinent for Egypt to check her population growth rate in order to avoid population explosions and their attendant consequences. Suggested population control measures include placing a ceiling on the number of births allowed per family.

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“…(6) self-sufficiency in food [Lappe (1978)]. Critics point out that this policy may result in higher foodprices than can be obtained by specializing according to comparative advantage and importing food [Falcon (1984)] and that the degree of optimality of food-self-sufficiency policies depends on the country's degree of risk aversion [Sarris (1985)]. (7) agricultural development [Mellor (1976) and Adelman (1984)J.…”

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confidence: 99%