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Estimating Causal Effects With Observational Data: Guidelines for Agricultural and Applied Economists

Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Most research questions in agricultural and applied economics are causal in nature: they study how changes in one or more variables (such as policies, prices or weather) affect one or more other variables (e.g., income, crop yields or pollution).
Arne Henningsen, Guy Low, David Wuepper, Tobias Dalhaus, Hugo Storm, Dagim Belay, Stefan Hirsch   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Temperature-Related Health Impacts: A Scoping Review and Benchmarking Exercise to Inform a Heat Action Plan. [PDF]

Ann Glob Health
Wright CY, Bulani M, Kapwata T, Dikoko V, Naidoo N.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Explainable spatial machine learning for hedonic real estate modeling

Real Estate Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Accurately modeling rents and prices is a key challenge in real estate analysis. Traditional linear models may fail to capture complex non‐linear relationships, and spatial dependencies are often ignored in existing machine‐learning approaches.
Tim Gyger, Simona Hauri, Simon Bühlmann, Manuel Lehner, Jaron Schlesinger, Fabio Sigrist   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Occupational hazard to on-road air pollution within passenger transport micro-environments: evidence from traffic congested areas in Colombo, Sri Lanka. [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Adikaram WDCN, Arambepola C.
europepmc   +1 more source

Jasmonates enhance plants tolerance grown in Cd‐contaminated environments: A comprehensive overview

Annals of Applied Biology, EarlyView.
Jasmonates (JAs) enhance plant tolerance to cadmium (Cd) stress by activating antioxidant defences but may reduce Cd uptake, limiting their effectiveness for phytoremediation. This review compiles studies that evaluated the effects of JA application on plants grown in Cd‐contaminated environments. Abstract Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic heavy metal and one of
Raja Yamma Rodrigues Souza, Cristiano Soares, Daniel Baron   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Powering and mobility through disasters: a dial-a-ride problem for electric taxis with charging and discharging regulations. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Sayarshad HR.
europepmc   +1 more source

CEO's Early‐life Experience of Disasters and Corporate Environmental Performance

Abacus, EarlyView.
We investigate the nexus between the early‐life disaster experiences of chief executive officers (CEOs) and their firms’ environmental performance metrics. We hypothesize that first‐hand experience of the adversities of natural disasters in the formative years of a CEO can catalyze a transformation in their environmental cognizance and perspective ...
Shushu Liao, Nhut H. Nguyen, Cameron Truong   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

How the sales of oral nicotine pouches correlate with prices and respond to taxes on cigarettes and e‐cigarettes

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Oral nicotine pouches (ONPs) have seen a dramatic rise in sales since their introduction to the US market in 2016. We aimed to define the relationship between ONP prices and sales (e.g. price elasticity of demand) and determine how taxes on cigarettes and e‐cigarettes (ECs) impact ONP sales.
Yanyun He, Zezhong Zhang, Brittney Keller‐Hamilton, Megan E. Roberts, Darren Mays, Theodore L. Wagener, Micah L. Berman, Ce Shang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Heat in the transport sector: measured heat exposure and interventions to address heat-related health impacts in the minibus taxi industry in South Africa. [PDF]

Int J Biometeorol
Wright CY, Kapwata T, Kunene S, Kwatala N, Mahlangeni N, Laban T, Webster C.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Associations between county‐level e‐cigarette‐inclusive Tobacco 21 law population coverage and e‐cigarette use behaviors among United States adolescents in Monitoring the Future

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims In the United States (US), Tobacco 21 (T21) laws set the minimum legal sale age for all tobacco products to 21 years. This study aimed to examine whether e‐cigarette‐inclusive T21 laws were associated with e‐cigarette use behaviors and related disparities among US adolescents.
James H. Buszkiewicz, Catherine A. Vander Woude, Yanmei Xie, Steven Cook, Bukola Usidame Peters, Megan E. Patrick, Michael R. Elliott, James F. Thrasher, Nancy L. Fleischer   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source