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King and Cochrane: The technological treadmill and racial inequity in US agriculture

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract Between 1920 and 1969, the number of Black farmers in the US decreased from 14% of all operators to 4%. Using Martin Luther King Jr.'s critique of agricultural policy and Willard Cochrane's theory of the technological treadmill, we explore how racial discrimination was linked to policies that led to structural change in US agriculture.
Jared Hutchins, Jacopo De Marinis
wiley   +1 more source

Data on Swiss citizens' preferences and perceptions of agricultural policy

Data in Brief
We present representative survey data from 1,542 Swiss citizens. Data were collected across the three largest Swiss language regions (German, French and Italian) in autumn 2022.
Jeanine Ammann, Gabriele Mack, Judith Irek, Robert Finger, Nadja El Benni   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

CURRENT ECONOMIC POLICY DILEMMAS [PDF]

Agricultural and Food Policy,
Seevers, Gary L.
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Technological change, capital deepening, and agricultural total factor productivity (TFP) growth: Cross‐country comparison of 18 OECD countries

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper employs the data envelope analysis (DEA) to assess technological progress and its impact on agricultural total factor productivity (TFP) across 18 the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries from 1973 to 2015.
Yu Sheng
wiley   +1 more source

Science, Technology and U.S. Economic Policy [PDF]

, 1986
Volume 3 - Paper #44_44ScienceTechnologyandUSeconomical.pdf: 194 downloads, before Oct.
Briggs, Vernon M., Jr.
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Quantifying the land‐use change due to soybean‐based biodiesel in the United States

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract We quantify the impact of soybean oil‐based biodiesel production on US cropland, using a method that accounts for the intermediate effect of soybean crushing facilities. Based on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency data for biodiesel production and proprietary data for soybean crushing facilities over 2011–2020, we find that the elasticities ...
Ruiqing Miao, Yijia Li, Madhu Khanna, Christopher Clark, Dallas Burkholder, Luoye Chen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Workload disparities and their role in the health of migrants and natives in Germany

BMC Public Health
Background This study explores the health status differences between migrants and native Germans, focusing on potential disparities in their workloads. Physical and mental workloads can negatively impact individual health.
Kai Ingwersen, Stephan L. Thomsen
doaj   +1 more source

Skill reputation, prospect theory, and regret theory [PDF]

, 2002
When a risky decision involves both skill and chance, success or failure is a signal of the decision maker's skill. Adopting standard models from the career concerns literature, we show that a rational desire to avoid looking unskilled may help explain ...
Claremont Institute for Economic Policy Studies, Harbaugh, Richmond   +1 more
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Non‐Tariff Measures and U.S. Agricultural Exports

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract How much do non‐tariff measures (NTMs) affect U.S. agricultural exports? While countries maintain a large and diverse set of NTMs to safeguard the health of plants, animals, and humans, policymakers and regulatory bodies may neglect the impact these measures have on international trade.
Yunus Emre Karagulle, Charlotte Emlinger, Jason H. Grant   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ecology and economic policy

, 1988
Economic policy, in general, produces disharmony with eco-systems. Drastic changes are needed when harmony is to be achieved, changes regarding the guiding principles, the goals, the instruments, and the institutions of economic policy. This paper presents some proposals of such possible chan­ges and their implementation. (author's abstract)
openaire   +4 more sources