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Temporary Programs, Lasting Questions: Ad Hoc Assistance in the U.S. Farm Safety Net

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Large ad hoc assistance programs have returned to U.S. farm policy since 2017, operating alongside a more developed safety net built around federally subsidized crop insurance, Title I commodity programs, and standing disaster assistance. This paper reviews the renewed use of ad hoc assistance, documents its recent scale using USDA data, and ...
Alejandro Plastina   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effect of Technical Default Cost on Discretionary Accounting Decisions [PDF]

open access: yesSSRN Electronic Journal, 2005
In this study, we investigate whether the variation in the expected costs of technical default provides insights into whether managers manipulate earnings in periods prior to technical default as well as in the fiscal year in which avoidance of technical default is unlikely.
Hassan R. HassabElnaby   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

The use of legal doctrine in judicial reasoning

open access: yesПроблеми Законності, 2017
This article is primarily concerned with investigating whether and to what extent legal doctrine actually influences judicial decision-making process in Ukraine and others countries.
Ігор Вікторович Семеніхін
doaj   +1 more source

Safety and Security in Discretionary Travel Decision Making

open access: yesTransportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2014
Considerations of whether a travel alternative (e.g., mode, destination) affords a traveler an acceptable level of safety from traffic collisions and personal security from crime may be especially important for active modes of walking and bicycling.
Singleton, Patrick A., Wang, Liming
openaire   +2 more sources

The application of judicial intelligence and 'rules' to systems supporting discretionary judicial decision-making

open access: yes, 1998
This chapter discusses the application of judicial intelligence and rules to systems supporting discretionary judicial decision ...
Tata, Cyrus, Cyrus Tata
core   +1 more source

Food Prices and Inflation Expectations in New Zealand

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Food prices are conspicuous, and spending on food constitutes a considerable share of household expenditure. In this study, we use partially identified Bayesian structural vector autoregression models to analyze the effects of food price shocks on core inflation and 1‐ and 5‐year inflation expectations in New Zealand.
Puneet Vatsa   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Executive Compensation, Corporate Governance and Financial Reporting Quality: Evidence from listed firms in Nigeria

open access: yesIstanbul Management Journal, 2022
In many emerging economies with less efficient market systems like Nigeria, investors tend to rely on financial reports for decision-making. Managerial opportunistic behavior is associated with the need to achieve performance-based remuneration targets ...
Titilope Esther Olorede   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Who is “The Child”? Best Interests and Individuality of Children in Discretionary Decision-Making [PDF]

open access: yesThe International Journal of Children’s Rights, 2021
Abstract While the substantiation of “best interests” has received much attention, the question of how “the child” is conceptualised to ensure any action taken or decision made is in the particular child’s best interests has been largely neglected.
openaire   +4 more sources

Impact of Abdominoperineal Resection on Postoperative Male Sexual Function After Minimally Invasive Rectal Cancer Surgery: A Subgroup Analysis From the LANDMARC Study

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
Abdominoperineal resection (APR) after minimally invasive rectal cancer surgery was associated with significantly higher rates of erectile and early ejaculatory dysfunction compared with anal‐sparing surgery. Although ejaculatory function showed partial recovery over time, erectile dysfunction persisted up to 12 months postoperatively.
Taiki Kajiwara   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of Minimally Invasive Colectomy Between Intra‐ Versus Extra‐Corporeal Anastomosis Technique (COMMIT Study): Mid‐Term Analysis

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This multicenter retrospective cohort study compared mid‐term oncological outcomes between intracorporeal anastomosis (IA) and extracorporeal anastomosis (EA) in minimally invasive colectomy for colon cancer using propensity score–matched data from 2018 to 2022.
Takuya Takami   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

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