abstract the aim of this study was to assess the affects of agricultural extension programs on the promotion of the efficiency, knowledge and technical expertise of farmers. the study also aimed to analyze the factors affecting the acceptance of agricultural extension programs with regards to process of agricultural development. a survey consisting of 137 samples was conducted between wheat far...

the paper examines industrial concentration in iranian food products and beverages industries using firm level data aggregated to the 4-digit isic industry level between 2002 and 2004. based on different concentration indices the average level of concentration has increased slightly for the period of study. the empirical results show that increase in the level of concentration is more likely in...

The paper investigates the relationship between financial distress of European private companies identified by Altman Z-score and real bankruptcy. We extend traditional with asymmetric effect economic activity. Our results show higher forecasting performance large in a three-year projection. argue that our differ from (1968) because specific market conditions Europe enable prolongation activity...