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The master’s degree in development practice: a case study of twelve university programs
Frontiers in SustainabilitySustainable development is a global priority. However, a lack of research exists on the programs designed to train sustainable development practitioners.
Faith Clarke +3 more
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Swedish farmers' approval of nudges
Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract Interest in the use of behavioral policy approaches, such as nudges, has strongly increased over the past years, including in the domains of food, agricultural and environmental policies. While the approval of nudges among the general public has been studied extensively, we know little about the attitude of farmers toward nudging. Farmers may (
Liesbeth Colen +2 more
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Vintage capital growth theory: Three breakthroughs [PDF]
Vintage capital growth models have been at the heart of growth theory in the 60s. This research line collapsed in the late 60s with the so-called embodiment controversy and the technical sophisitication of the vintage models.
David de la Croix +2 more
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Are all meats substitutes? A basket‐and‐expenditure‐based approach
Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract This study examines the relationship among animal‐based meat and plant‐based meat alternatives (PBMAs) using a basket‐and‐expenditure‐based choice experiment. In particular, we examine whether animal‐based meat products are substitutes or complements with PBMAs.
Clinton L. Neill, Logan L. Britton
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Can Social Norms Affect the International Allocation of Innovation? [PDF]
If economic agents coordinate on social norms more oriented towards the protection of national industries, an asymmetric international specialization in the research and development (R&D) arises even in a tariff free world with no a priori differences ...
Guido Cozzi
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Evaluation of the Population and Poverty Research Initiative (PopPov) [PDF]
, 2014 Since 2005, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, with collaboration and co-funding from research councils in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France, and Norway and from the World Bank, has invested in a portfolio of social science research on ...
Eric Apaydin +3 more
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A Conversation with Leo Goodman
, 2010 Leo A. Goodman was born on August 7, 1928 in New York City. He received his A.B. degree, summa cum laude, in 1948 from Syracuse University, majoring in mathematics and sociology.
Becker, Mark P.
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Foreign labor, peer‐networking and agricultural efficiency in the Italian dairy sector
Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract While the presence of immigrants in the agricultural sector is widely acknowledged, the empirical evidence on its economic consequences is lacking, especially from a microeconomic perspective. Using the Farm Accountancy Data Network panel data for Italian dairy farms in the period 2008–2018, the present study investigates the relationship ...
Federico Antonioli +2 more
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Technology and job retention among young adults, 1980-98 [PDF]
Although many studies have examined whether job stability and security have declined over time, the role of technology in job turnover has received little attention.
Madeline Zavodny
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Banks and development : Jewish communities in the Italian Renaissance and current economic performance [PDF]
, 2013 Are differences in local banking development long-lasting? Do they affect long-term economic performance? I answer these questions by relying on an historical development that occurred in Italian cities during the 15th century.
Pascali, Luigi
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