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Pass‐Through of Cocoa Prices Along the Supply Chain: What's Left for Farmers in Côte d'Ivoire?

Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Most cocoa farmers in Côte d'Ivoire are trapped in a cycle of poverty and farming practices that degrade the environment. This paper aims to provide an in‐depth understanding of the price formation process for cocoa at each stage of the supply chain in the world's largest cocoa‐producing country.
Kathrin Kaestner, Gunther Bensch, Colin Vance   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Artificial neural network based hierarchical intelligent control framework for a residential microgrid. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Bahabri MO, Ramdas SK, Banawi HA.
europepmc   +1 more source

Insights from the Presidential Addresses to the Agricultural Economics Society

Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Society's published presidential addresses have embraced a wide range of subject matter, reflecting a ‘road well travelled’ in agricultural economics. The areas covered include the development and use of data and statistics, lessons from history, sectoral analysis, land economics, international trade and international development.
David Blandford
wiley   +1 more source

A novel MPPT approach for photovoltaic system using Pelican optimization and high-gain DC-DC converter. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Akter K, Motakabeer SMA, Zahirul Alam AHM, Yusoff SHB, Pachauri RK, Malik H, Jadoun VK.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Misconduct complaints and agents’ incentives: Evidence from housing transactions

Real Estate Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This article investigates the impact of misconduct complaints against agents on their self‐interested incentives and examines how agents attempt to shield themselves from the associated adverse effects on their reputations and career prospects.
Lawrence Kryzanowski, Yanting Wu
wiley   +1 more source

A smart single stage solar battery driven desalination system with hybrid MPPT and optimal control for brackish water treatment. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Bettahar F, Abdeddaim S, Betka A, Charrouf O, Bajaj M, Rubanenko O.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Strategic Influencers and the Shaping of Beliefs

The RAND Journal of Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Influencers, from propagandists to sellers, expend vast resources targeting agents who amplify their message through word‐of‐mouth communication. While agents differ in network position, they also differ in their bias: Agents may naturally read articles with a particular slant or buy products from a certain seller.
Akhil Vohra
wiley   +1 more source

A new coupled-inductor-free bidirectional DC-DC converter with low current ripple in both sides. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Sharifi S, Delshad M.
europepmc   +1 more source

Paradigm Shift in the Making? Geopolitical Challenges and Institutional Changes in the International Monetary System: From Neoliberalism to a Pluralist Multipolar Financial Order

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examined the critical challenges facing the international monetary system, arguing that they have created conditions for a shift from a neoliberal framework to a pluralist multipolar financial order. Using an interdisciplinary approach that blends international law and international relations, the paper provides an analysis of the ...
Jiangyu Wang
wiley   +1 more source

Dynamic power management based on Model Predictive Control and PSO for hybrid microgrid. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Veni SV, Jayachandran J, Malathi S, Prakash RA, Jayavignesh J, Prabaharan N.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source