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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, Volume 48, Issue 1, Page 87-105, March 2026.ABSTRACT Extreme swings in food prices can put food security at risk. Fertilizer prices are among the main drivers of food prices. This work explores the recurrent behavior of the extreme global fertilizer price fluctuations underlying food price dynamics.
Massimiliano Calvia
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The Quality of Government and Educational Performance Across Countries
Economics &Politics, Volume 38, Issue 1, Page 183-198, March 2026.ABSTRACT Using a new indicator of government quality, two different indicators of educational performance and two different datasets covering up to 120 countries, this study finds robust evidence that a higher quality of government improves educational performance.
Horst Feldmann
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Preferences for Consumption and Leisure Across Countries
The Manchester School, Volume 94, Issue 2, Page 135-144, March 2026.ABSTRACT Worktimes differ across countries and over time. The economics literature usually explains these differences by financial incentives such as wages and taxes, assuming identical and constant preference for leisure versus consumption. Non‐economic researchers recognize different attitude towards work across countries and over time and connect ...
Jim Jin, Geethanjali Selvaretnam
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R&D Management, Volume 56, Issue 2, Page 278-306, March 2026.ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of entrepreneurial experience on growth aspirations and explores how a country's knowledge generation influences this relationship. Drawing on human capital theory, we first argue that diverse prior entrepreneurial experiences affect growth aspirations differently.
Cecilia Alvarez‐Vargas +2 more
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Advanced Optical Materials, Volume 14, Issue 5, 2 February 2026.A simple and efficient method for determining the stability of optical vortices via Fourier transform using a conventional spherical lens is presented. The theoretical and experimental results demonstrate a practical approach to directly and unambiguously measure the magnitude and sign of the topological charge of a beam without altering an ...
Elena Melnikova +5 more
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