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Impact of index insurance on downside income risk: Evidence from northern Kenya

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract We assessed the impact of index‐based livestock insurance (IBLI) on household income and its higher‐order moments (i.e., variance and skewness). The study uses four waves of panel survey data from northern Kenya and applies a two stage least squares (2SLS) instrumental variables regression to estimate the causal impacts.
Kelvin Mashisia Shikuku, Ibrahim Ochenje
wiley   +1 more source

Discussion: “The Problem of Aeroplane-Engine Design” (Lucke, Charles E., 1917, Trans. ASME, 39, pp. 307–324) [PDF]

open access: bronze, 1917
R. C. Carpenter   +7 more
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Stringency and dissimilarity of Maximum Residue Levels affect bilateral agri‐food trade stability

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract Food standards are rising in both prevalence and stringency. They protect consumers and may enhance demand stability but also pose compliance challenges to producers, with ambiguous effects on the stability of trade relationships. We analyze the impact of importers' Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) along with bilateral MRL dissimilarity between ...
Helena Engemann   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Malaysian General Elections of 2013: The Last Attempt at Secular-inclusive Nation-building?

open access: yesJournal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, 2013
This paper looks at the Malaysian General Election campaign of 2013, and focuses primarily on the 1Malaysia project that was foregrounded by the administration of Prime Minister Najib Razak.
Farish A. Noor
doaj  

Forecasting Wholesale Electricity Market Prices Considering Bidding Conditions Using Price Sensitivity

open access: yesAdvanced Energy and Sustainability Research, EarlyView.
It is very difficult to predict spot prices in Japan, where solar power generation has entered the market. Herein, It is attempted to predict the timing of sudden price changes by using price sensitivity, which will begin to be made public in 2021. The impact of price sensitivity on forecasting will be examined by making other variables general.
Shinji Hirota   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urgency Petitions and the Informational Problem in the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies Requerimentos de Urgência e o Problema Informacional na Câmara dos Deputados

open access: yesJournal of Politics in Latin America, 2009
In the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies, an absolute majority may bring any bill out of committee and to the floor for consideration without the committee’s report by approving an urgency petition.
Acir Almeida, Fabiano Santos
doaj  

Sustainable Thermal Solutions: Enhancing Heat Transfer with Turbulators and Nanofluids

open access: yesAdvanced Energy and Sustainability Research, EarlyView.
Nanofluids, which are nanoparticle suspensions in base fluid, facilitate heat transmission due to their improved thermal conductivity. Turbulators, which are inserts into fluid flow channels, disturb the flow, increasing turbulence and hence the heat transfer rate.
Zafar Said   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

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