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Trees, Forests and PeopleCedar pollinosis is a significant public health issue in Japan, with a prevalence reaching 38.8 % in 2019. This study evaluates college students’ willingness-to-pay (WTP) for artificial cedar forest reforestation in Oita Prefecture to reduce the adverse ...
Kenta Tomizuka, Koichi Yamaura
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ARC Strategy-Paving the Way from Agrarian Reform to Poverty Reduction [PDF]
Assessing the Impact of Agrarian Reform and the ARC Strategy on Poverty Using Census, National Housing Surveys, and ARC ...
Asia-Pacific Policy Center
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Livestock Tango: U.S. and Latin America Dance Together, but Who Will Lead?
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the competitiveness between Latin American and U.S. livestock and meat sectors. We employ a computable general equilibrium modeling framework to evaluate two scenarios: coordinated improvements in Latin American productivity, transport efficiency, and market access (Scenario I), and the minimum productivity gains required ...
Taís C. Menezes +2 more
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Studies in Trade and Investment - AGRICULTURAL TRADE - PLANTING THE SEEDS OF REGIONAL LIBERALIZATION IN ASIA [PDF]
this chapter attempts to evaluate the impact of agricultural trade reform in the Asia-Pacific region, focusing on RTAs.Agricultural trade liberalization, Asia-Pacific region, preferential trade ...
Jayatilleke S. Bandara, Wusheng Yu
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International healthcare worker migration in Asia Pacific: International policy responses [PDF]
, 2018 The growth of the international migration of health workers in recent decades has taken place in the context of the transnationalisation of healthcare provision as well as of governance and policy responses.
Pillinger, Jane, Yeates, Nicola
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Consumer Valuation of Meat Alternatives and Labeling Policies: A Comparative Perspective
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates and compares US consumer perceptions and the impact of environmental, human health, and animal welfare information related to conventional meat on preferences for meat alternatives and labeling policies. Using the best–worst scaling method across 10 different burger alternatives, our results show that the meat burger is
Daniele Asioli +5 more
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JAPAN’S APPROACH TO ASIA PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION [PDF]
Since emerging as a leading industrial economy, Japan has played an important role in promoting Asia Pacific economic cooperation. Japan has been instrumental in every major initiative in economic cooperation in the region over the past three decades ...
Peter Drysdale
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Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková +4 more
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High-Frequency Vocabulary: Moving From Recognition to Recall Level on Quizlet
SAGE OpenThis study expands arguments calling for a more rigorous approach to high-frequency vocabulary list-based learning in EFL learning environments. Test and flashcard item designs were validated through quantitative (midterm and final test) and qualitative (
Paul Sevigny +3 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Cordillera Administrative Region in the Philippines is home to terraced rice embedded in centuries of cultural heritage. However, weak market incentives threaten sustained production, jeopardizing indigenous communities' cultural heritage and the in situ biodiversity of rice genetic resources.
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
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