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Update on the Ecuadorian Economy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This paper provides an overview of major macroeconomic and social indicators and policy changes in Ecuador over the two and a half years since President Rafael Correa took office in January 2007, including economic growth, social spending, fiscal policy,
Luis Sandoval, Mark Weisbrot
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The Role of Actual and Purported Origin in e‐Commerce Wine Pricing: Evidence From Italian and French Names on Labels

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The origin of a product, if associated with good quality, can contribute to building a positive collective reputation, leading to a potential price premium. However, it is conceivable that a producer markets a product by evoking symbols, images, words, and values typical of places other than where it was designed or produced, creating a ...
Annalisa Caloffi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Oil-rent Boom in Iran?  [PDF]

open access: yes
The present article aims to analyze the effects of high oil prices since 2003 on Iran. The theoretical basis of the analysis is the rentier state approach, the basic element of which is that rents are at the free disposal of the rentier. Empirically, the 
Martin Beck
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Assessing Haitian Consumers' Willingness to Pay a Premium for Aflatoxin‐Compliant Peanut Butter in the Informal Market

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Market‐based solutions are increasingly tested to address aflatoxin issues in peanuts in developing countries. Although previous studies have found that Haitian grocery store shoppers are willing to pay a 21% premium for peanut butter with levels of aflatoxin that meet international standards, no information is available for the much larger ...
Phendy Jacques   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Russian Foreign Policy Regional Priorities: Economic Aspect

open access: yesVestnik RUDN. International Relations, 2010
National economic interests are the basis to find out regional priorities of the country's external policy. The article is devoted to the analysis of the regional priorities of Russia external policy interpretations and the reasons of its changes from ...
I V Andronova
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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Foreign economic policy of Georgia since gaining the Independence. Georgische Aussenwirtschaftspolitik nach der Gewinnung der Unabhängigkeit

open access: yesEesti Majanduspoliitilised Väitlused, 2016
The paper gives the description and study of the foreign economic policy of Georgia in the during independence period. The purpose of the study is to describe and analyze the preconditions for the sustainable and stable development of the country by ...
Irina Gogorishvili
doaj   +1 more source

Public Priorities: Deficit Rising, Terrorism Slipping [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Presents - by age, gender, political affiliation, and income - survey findings about Americans' priorities with respect to domestic and foreign policy issues as well as economic, fiscal, social, national security, and environmental ...

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Cost‐Benefit Analysis of the European Union Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism in Fertilizer Trade

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), launching 2026, will charge EU importers for embedded carbon emissions, aiming to reduce emissions but raising import costs. Shifts in demand following implementation may reduce carbon emissions, but importers will bear the cost of increased prices.
Natalie Crisci   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nonproliferation economic sanctions in US foreign policy: political and juridical aspects

open access: yesVestnik RUDN. International Relations, 2014
Economic sanctions, an age-old tool of statecraft, are becoming increasingly central to shaping strategic outcomes. In the post-Cold War economic sanctions have become virtually the default option in US foreign policy.
Y A Sedlyar
doaj  

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