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Farmers' behavior and the provision of public goods: towards an analytical framework [PDF]

, 2010
The new CAP reform aims to stimulate the role of agriculture as provider of public goods. An analytical framework is developed to model farmers’ decision making and to gain insight into farmers’ behavior in response to a number of policy instruments. The
Ge, L., Jongeneel, R.
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The Regeneration Games: Commodities, Gifts and the Economics of London 2012 [PDF]

, 2008
This paper considers contradictions between two concurrent and tacit conceptions of the Olympic ‘legacy’, setting out one conception that understands the games and their legacies as gifts alongside and as counterpoint to the prevailing discourse, which ...
Amin A., Auge Mark, Barney R., Boddy M., Booth D., Bowyer M., Burbank M., Chappelet J.-L., Donovan P., Evans G., Frow J., Frow J., Furrer P., Gavin Poynter, Gold John, Gregory Chris, Hamnett C., Hopsicker Peter, Hyde L., Iain Macrury, Komter A., Lee M., London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG), Malinowski B., Mauss M., Mayor of London, National Audit Office, National Audit Office, Newham Council, Offer A., Parkinson M., Philostratus, Polanyi K., Polanyi Karl, Poynter G., Poynter G., Putnam Robert, Roche M., Sahlins M., Sennett R., Young Kevin   +40 more
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Bridging Green Chemistry and Circular Economy: A Pathway to Sustainable Polyester Plastics Through Feedstock, Synthesis, and Waste Upcycling

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This review summarizes green and low‐carbon strategies throughout the entire life cycle of polyester plastics, including sustainable monomer synthesis, optimization polymerization, efficient recycling, and advanced upcycling technologies. The synergistic implementation of these strategies is expected to significantly promote the development of a ...
Jinzhou Li, Junliang Chen, Yingbing Zhang, Li Wang, Pin Gao, Jianping Yang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modelling as a tool for spatial planning of commodity production: the example of certified oil palm plantations in Central Africa [PDF]

, 2014
The Central African region is targeted by agri-business companies as a suitable place to develop large plantations. Most of the existing assessments of available land are based on an a priori definition of availability and without any operational-level ...
Feintrenie, Laurène, Gazull, Laurent, Nkoua, Méthode, Saidi, Slim   +3 more
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Volatility term structures in commodity markets [PDF]

, 2019
In this study, we comprehensively examine the volatility term structures in commodity markets. We model state‐dependent spillovers in principal components (PCs) of the volatility term structures of different commodities, as well as that of the equity ...
Goyal A., Lindeman R. H., Samuelson P. A., Working H.   +3 more
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2023–2027 CAP First Pillar Reform and Livestock Sector: Production and Economic Impacts on Italian Specialized Dairy Cattle Farms

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The present study uses an agroeconomic supply model to assess the impacts of 2023–2027 CAP on Italian specialized dairy cattle farms. The model considers the voluntary choice of Eco‐Scheme 1, specifically addressed to livestock farms, through the implementation of binary variables.
Davide Dell'Unto, Raffaele Cortignani
wiley   +1 more source

MFP and CFAP Official Announcement and Pre‐Official Announcement Effects on the Corn and Soybean Futures Market

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the official announcement effect of the Market Facilitation Program (MFP) and the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) on the corn and soybean futures market. Using a permutation test and a 2‐stage GLS model, we find no significant official announcement effect.
Zhining Sun, Ani L. Katchova, Anil K. Giri, Dipak Subedi   +3 more
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Beyond the Ban—Shedding Light on Smallholders' Price Vulnerability in Indonesia's Palm Oil Industry

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Indonesian government imposed a palm oil export ban in April 2022 to address rising cooking oil prices. This study explores oil palm smallholders' vulnerability to the policy using descriptive statistics, Lasso, and post‐Lasso OLS regressions.
Charlotte‐Elena Reich, Tim Ölkers, Vanessa Bonke, Oliver Musshoff   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Negotiation tools for vegetable commodity chain in Vientiane : SUSPER (sustainable development of peri-urban agriculture in South-East Asia) project [PDF]

, 2003
This report gives an overview of the vegetable sector in Vientiane prefecture in terms of production and market (supply and demand). The report is based on secondary data (see bibliography) and some preliminary results from the analysis of the data ...
Le Coq, Jean-François
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Climate Change Agricultural Comparative Advantage and the US Trade Balance

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Current science indicates that warming and elevated atmospheric CO2 will have ambiguous results for crop productivity depending on crop type and geographic location, whereas increased heat stress makes livestock and human labor less productive.
Elizabeth A. Fraysse, Thomas W. Hertel, Roman Keeney   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source