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Food insecurity and unemployment among immigrants in the United States

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Immigrants can be more vulnerable to economic downturns and, during periods of economic hardship, more likely to experience food insecurity compared to natives. This study examines the differential effect of the unemployment rate on the probability of being food insecure among diverse groups of immigrant households relative to natives in the ...
Siwen Zhou, Joshua Berning, Alessandro Bonanno, Jude Bayham   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does rural talent cultivation enhance farmers' social capital? Evidence from the 'One Village, One University Student' project. [PDF]

PLoS One
Wang J, Kuang X, Yang H, Liao W, Qiu H.
europepmc   +1 more source

The role of venture‐financed startups in innovation for US agriculture

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract To evaluate the role played by startup companies in the innovation ecosystem of US agriculture, we compile a unique dataset of 6024 new entrants founded 1987–2019 that details their financing lifecycles, annual economic performance, and patenting activities.
Gregory D. Graff, Charles A. W. de Grazia, Nicholas E. Rada   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Recentering Resource-Based Livelihoods: Prosperity Beyond Extractivism and Pastoralism. [PDF]

Can Rev Sociol
Curley E.
europepmc   +1 more source

Farm labor scarcity and its uneven impacts on crop producers in the United States

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This study is the first to evaluate the impacts of farm labor scarcity on producers in the United States across different crop production systems. Between 2002 and 2017, we disentangle the effects of labor scarcity from the impacts of rising commodity demand, technological change, and supply of other inputs on labor market outcomes.
Srabashi Ray, Alexandra E. Hill, Iman Haqiqi, J. Edward Taylor, Thomas W. Hertel   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Role of gender, age and rurality in benzodiazepine consumption in Catalonia, 2018-2022: a retrospective longitudinal drug utilisation study. [PDF]

BMJ Public Health
Barrera Aranda B, Aznar-Lou I, Peñarrubia-María MT, Chilet Rosell E, Puig-García M, Lumbreras B, López-Pintor E, Beltrán Pérez A, Parker LA.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Improving access to new technologies: An experiment with Kenyan input sellers

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Agrodealers play a critical role in rural economies, selling essential inputs for agricultural production, stocking new products, and providing farmers with technical advice. However, uncertainty can discourage them from stocking newer, less familiar products, limiting the availability of innovative technologies and leading to market failures ...
Sarah W. Kariuki, Francisca N. Muteti, Annemie Maertens, Michael Ndegwa, Hope Michelson, Mercy Mbugua, Jason Donovan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The gap between having and using: socioeconomic inequalities in long-lasting insecticidal net coverage among children and adolescents in rural Guinea. [PDF]

Trop Med Health
Toure AA, Sidibe S, Colombe S, Magassouba AS, Paviotti A, Kreppel K, Bottieau E, Kaba MP, Beavogui AH, Delamou A, Kouanda S.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Firm turnover under asymmetric information: Tanzania's agro‐dealer sector

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract We study firm turnover (i.e., entry and exit) and its consumer implications in a market characterized by asymmetric information. Using a three‐round census of agro‐dealers in Tanzania's Morogoro Region, we document annual firm entry and exit rates of 33% and 17%, respectively.
Alix Naugler, Hope Michelson, Sarah Janzen, Christopher Magomba   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cancer Surgery Outcomes After Implementation of a Global Budget Model in Rural Hospitals. [PDF]

Ann Surg
Whitman J, Roberts ET, Yabes JG, Bourne D, Sun Z, Bhattacharya M, Kahn JM, Jacobs BL, Sabik LM.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source