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The Lasting Effect of Iran Occupation in WWII on the Height of People in Tehran
برنامهریزی و بودجه, 2020 Can a historical shock such as Iran's occupation in world war two and the resulting famine affect people's health up to the age of 70? In this study, we do a natural experiment during the allied occupation interval in Iran.
Yadollah Dadgar +3 more
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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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, 2011 The Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE) is a forum for discussion and debate of important policy issues facing developing countries. The conferences emphasize the contribution that
Pleskovic, Boris, Lin, Justin Yifu
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The Role of Migration in Women Entrepreneurship and Empowerment: Evidence from Nigeria
Journal of Women's Entrepreneurship and Education, 2022 The research examines the relationship between the migration of men and the empowerment of women who remain in the households. The study looks at Nigeria – a Sub-Saharan African country with the highest migration outflows and prevalent gender inequality.
Viktoriya Kan, Boidurjo Mukhopadhyay
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Slack And Economic Development [PDF]
Slack – the underutilization of factors of production – varies systematically with economic development. Using novel and detailed measures of the utilization of labor and capital from a large representative sample of firms in rural and urban Kenya, we show that utilization is increasing in firm size, market access, and economic activity.
Walker, Michael +5 more
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Knowledge and Economic Development [PDF]
Operations Research, 1991 The theme of the October 29–31, 1990, ORSA/TIMS meeting in Philadelphia was “Productivity and Global Competition.” This paper, which is an address given there, pursues this theme by emphasizing the importance of knowledge in contrast to natural resources as the critical ingredient in economic development in the future, and stresses the rapidity with ...
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Temperature Sensitivity and Adaptation of Cereal Yields: Empirical Evidence From Italy
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper investigates the evolving temperature sensitivity and climate adaptation of cereal yields in Italy from 1952 to 2023, using province‐level data for maize, common wheat, and durum wheat. Employing panel data econometric methods, we estimate yield responses to heat exposure, changes in sensitivity over time, and adaptation to climate ...
Paolo Nota +2 more
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Experimental methods for environment and development economics
, 2009 Many poor countries remain trapped in a cycle of poverty and environmental degradation. Understanding how people react to existing and proposed solutions most likely can be improved using the methods of experimental economics.
Shogren, Jason F,, Ehmke, Mariah D
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Does Mainstreamed Aid Advance Gender Parity? Insights from Empirical Evidence
EconomiesThis study investigates the effectiveness of gender-mainstreamed aid in mitigating gender inequality. We develop a robust theoretical model that accounts for the potential positive and perceived negative effects of shifts toward gender parity, capturing ...
Bedassa Tadesse +2 more
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Ban Glyphosate—Does It Affect the Swedish Farmers' Willingness to Grow Cover Crops?
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The cultivation of cover crops is one of the new Eco‐scheme practices introduced in Sweden. This study examines how the design of policy attributes of these schemes influences farmers' willingness to grow cover crops on arable land, with particular focus on the potential impact of a glyphosate ban.
Vivian Wei Huang +2 more
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