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The potential impact of the EU-ACP economic partnership Agreement: A case study of the Ugandan horticulture sector [PDF]

open access: yes
Uganda has had formal trade ties with Europe since 1973 when, together with several other commonwealth countries, it signed the Lomé Convention. However, trade relations between Europe and Africa started much earlier, in 1957, at first covering 18 ...
Economic Policy Research Centre
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Can reducing administrative burdens increase benefit amounts? Evidence from SNAP simplified reporting

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract Relaxing administrative burdens can boost enrollment in benefit programs. However, administrative burdens can influence other outcomes of interest. Simplified reporting is a state policy option that reduces the amount of information Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients must report between certifications.
W. Clay Fannin
wiley   +1 more source

Meeting Maine’s Need for Frontline Workers in Long-term Care and Service Options [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Thousands of workers across Maine and the nation provide assistance and health care for elders as well as adults and children with disabilities. The Maine Department of Labor estimates that there were about 17,600 direct care workers employed in 2005 ...
Maine Center for Economic Policy   +1 more
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Stringency and dissimilarity of Maximum Residue Levels affect bilateral agri‐food trade stability

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract Food standards are rising in both prevalence and stringency. They protect consumers and may enhance demand stability but also pose compliance challenges to producers, with ambiguous effects on the stability of trade relationships. We analyze the impact of importers' Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) along with bilateral MRL dissimilarity between ...
Helena Engemann   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Control of Platform Monopolization in the Digital Economy: The Implication of Open Innovation

open access: yesJournal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market and Complexity, 2022
: This study aims to develop scientifically sound proposals and recommendations for implementing the principles and characteristics of digital monopolies and determine the patterns and relationships of individual products.
Sergey Silvestrov   +3 more
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Part 6: Hampton City School: The Next Generation of Learning in Hampton Roads [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Hampton Roads needs skilled workers. With unemployment approaching historical lows and the demand for a skilled workforce increasing, Hampton City Schools is engaging in an experiment to transform high school education.
Dragas Center for Economic Analysis and Policy
core   +1 more source

The effects of extreme weather on rural transportation infrastructure and crop prices along the Lower Mississippi River

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract Extreme weather events are worsening the fragile rural infrastructure in the United States, impacting trade flows of agricultural products. The Mississippi River, vital for transporting agricultural commodities, reached historic lows during the 2022 and 2023 fall harvests, increasing transportation costs and lowering crop prices.
James L. Mitchell, Hunter D. Biram
wiley   +1 more source

The effect of geographical denomination on the uptake of fungus‐resistant grapes

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract Grape production for wine making is of great economic and cultural importance in Europe, but is heavily dependent on pesticides. Reducing pesticide use and associated risks is a policy goal in several countries, particularly in Europe. The most effective strategy to substantially reduce pesticide use in grape production is the planting of ...
Lucca Zachmann   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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