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Obturator nerve schwannoma presenting as a laterovesical pelvic mass: A case report. [PDF]

open access: yesRadiol Case Rep
El Bqaq I   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Uncovering renewable energy policy impact channels on land values, the local farm structure, and farmland heterogeneity

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Germany's Renewable Energy Sources Act (REA), enacted in 2000 and subsequently amended, subsidized national renewable energy production with fixed feed‐in tariffs for renewable energy sources (RE) from wind, solar, and biogas. Empirical studies suggest that the policy was creating windfall effects for landowners and attribute farmland use ...
Lars Isenhardt   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The African Growth Gap and the Realization of the MDGs [PDF]

open access: yes
Earlier literature on economic growth models identified Africa specific determinates of economic growth. In standard models of economic growth Africa dummies were significant.
Reinowski, Eva, Knedlik, Tobias
core  

Seeds of change: The impact of Ethiopia's direct seed marketing approach on smallholders' seed purchases and productivity

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract While multiple factors explain low adoption rates of improved varieties by small‐scale farmers in sub‐Saharan Africa, a key supply‐side constraint is the limited availability of seed embodying new traits in the volume, quality, price, and timeliness required by farmers. This constraint is partly attributable to classical failures in the market
Dawit Mekonnen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

U.S. Greenfield Investments and M&A location: impact of American continental integration and Insider vs. Outsider position [PDF]

open access: yes
This study examines the effects of economic integration on Greenfield Investments and cross-border Acquisitions locations. We use panel data on U.S. FDI in NAFTA and MERCOSUR members from 1989 to 1998.
Nicole Madariaga, Bertrand, Olivier
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Redistributive land reforms, agricultural productivity, and structural change: New cross‐national evidence

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Large‐scale land reforms constitute a substantial redistribution of wealth and reallocation of agricultural land, which is a major form of asset and production input in developing countries. While land redistribution (from the rich to the poor) remains a highly controversial issue, extensive evidence on its effect is limited.
Devashish Mitra   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lost in aggregation? On the importance of local food price data for food poverty estimates

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores within‐country variations in food price dynamics and food poverty estimates by employing local market price data and national consumer price index (CPI) data. Our results show that national CPI data may be useful for approximating national trends but they fail to detect and identify spatial variations in local trends, which
Stephan Dietrich   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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