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Adapting to Changing Rainfall and Developing Off‐Farm Employment: Implications for the Adoption of Direct Seeding in Rice Production

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rice is the main staple food for more than half of the world's population and the income from rice is an essential source for livelihoods of millions of households. We examine whether direct seed in rice production is an adaptation of rice farmers to rainfall changes and farm labor scarcity.
Manh Hung Do
wiley   +1 more source

Transformative economics education : using proverbs from around the world in the classroom [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This paper discusses an approach to economics education based on transformative learning theory and Roger’s humanistic approach. The aim is to make the study of Economics more related to the students’ lives, enhancing their motivation to engage with ...
Girardi, Gherardo
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Accounting for Substitution: Improving Estimates of GHG Reductions From Cattle‐Based Product Demand Shifts

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Estimates of reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from lower demand for cattle‐based products must account for substitution effects. This study collected data through two surveys—one on ground beef and another on dairy milk—to evaluate substitution effects and potential GHG reductions.
Brandon R. McFadden   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

PREDICTING ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR BASED ON ECONOMICS EDUCATION IN THE FAMILY AND UNIVERSITY BY MEDIATING ECONOMIC LITERACY

open access: yesآموزش مهندسی ایران
The aim of the present study was to investigate the casual relationship between economics education in the family and university and economic behavior of engineering students by mediating economic literacy.
farideh nasiri , sakineh jafari
doaj   +1 more source

Political Education in University of Economics: Challenges and Prospects

open access: yesВестник Российского экономического университета имени Г. В. Плеханова, 2018
The article discusses present day problems of training politologists and sociologists in university of economics.  It shows a multi-level structure of political education in the Russian Plekhanov University of Economics and analyzed typical academic and ...
A. P. Koshkin   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tax Policy and Farm Organization

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) introduced substantial changes to the tax code, affecting farms' organizational incentives. This study examines farms' responses to the TCJA along extensive and intensive margins, focusing on organizational and labor expense adjustments.
Tia M. McDonald, Katherine Lacy
wiley   +1 more source

Using Linear Regression to Analyze Economics Content Mastery and Learner’s Autonomy Towards English Writing Competence [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
English is used widely in education area. It is also used in higher education. Many universities put English in the curriculum. In industrial revolution 4.0., English has an important role.
Ratnaningsih, Paskalina Widiastuti
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Consumer Valuation of Meat Alternatives and Labeling Policies: A Comparative Perspective

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates and compares US consumer perceptions and the impact of environmental, human health, and animal welfare information related to conventional meat on preferences for meat alternatives and labeling policies. Using the best–worst scaling method across 10 different burger alternatives, our results show that the meat burger is
Daniele Asioli   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

La calidad de la educación superior en Colombia. Una aproximación econométrica (2007-2012)

open access: yesCLIO América, 2015
This paper explores the relationship between levels of teacher education and socioeconomic characteristics of students with quality education that they themselves receive; the analysis takes place in the higher education sector over the period 2007-2012
Mayra A. Torres Cabrera   +2 more
doaj  

Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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