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The Origins of African American Literature, 1680-1865

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Background to an African American Literature, 1680-1760 -- Chapter 2: The Age of Revolution, 1760-1800 -- Chapter 3: Literary Identity in the New ...
Bruce, Dickson D., Jr.
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Lost in aggregation? On the importance of local food price data for food poverty estimates

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores within‐country variations in food price dynamics and food poverty estimates by employing local market price data and national consumer price index (CPI) data. Our results show that national CPI data may be useful for approximating national trends but they fail to detect and identify spatial variations in local trends, which
Stephan Dietrich, Valerio Giuffrida, Bruno Martorano, Georg Schmerzeck, Marco Tiberti   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mapping the conceptualisation, contributing factors and interventions of moral distress among healthcare providers in Africa: a scoping review. [PDF]

BMJ Glob Health
Jepkosgei J, Oluoch D, Nzinga J, McNeil K, Zhao Y, Molyneux S.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Choice experiments on land managers' participation in environmental programs: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of estimate validity

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Discrete choice experiments are increasingly being used to estimate land managers' willingness to accept participation in incentive‐based environmental programs. This is a specific application of discrete choice experiments: the estimation of willingness to accept for a private good (program participation) where respondents have to make trade ...
Anastasio J. Villanueva, Angel Perni, Jesus Barreiro‐Hurle   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Preferential trading in agriculture: New insights from a structural gravity analysis and machine learning

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Preferential trade agreements (PTAs) contain various non‐tariff provisions, yet identifying their trade effects remains challenging because these commitments are high‐dimensional and strongly correlated within agreements. We estimated a theory‐consistent structural gravity model with domestic flows for 26 agricultural subsectors over 1988–2017
Dongin Kim, Sandro Steinbach
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the possibilities and limitations of climate-smart agriculture for SDG 2 in West Africa. [PDF]

Front Nutr
Akpabio ES, Omotoso KO, Olawale S, Ogunbadeniyi AO.   +3 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

Mapping the use of interactive voice response (IVR) in healthcare in Africa: a scoping review protocol. [PDF]

BMJ Open
Kihumuro RB, Ochen E, Atimango L, Kizito S, Haberer J, Maling S, Lydston M, Sundararajan R, Bebell LM.   +8 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

Who will pay for the malaria vaccines in Africa? [PDF]

Arch Public Health
Musa SS, Ahmed MM, Jibo AG, Othman ZK, Lucero-Prisno DE.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source