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Institutional investors in Germany : insurance companies and investment funds [PDF]
, 2003 This chapter focuses on institutional investors in the German financial markets. Institutional investors are specialized financial intermediaries who collect and manage funds on behalf of small investors toward specific objectives in terms of risk ...
Maurer, Raimond
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Contract farming is a viable strategy agribusinesses rely on to strengthen coordination across actors in the value chain. However, low contract compliance remains a significant setback to agribusinesses' contract performance in low‐ and middle‐income country context.
Umar Shehu Umar +2 more
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Journal of Diabetes InvestigationAims/Introduction We examined the differences in diabetes care between public assistance recipients (PARs), exempt from medical costs and guaranteed a minimum income, and the National Health Insurance (NHI) beneficiaries, covering non‐employed and self ...
Takuya Yamaoka +4 more
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India–United States Agricultural Trade Under the America‐First Agenda
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article examines India–United States agricultural trade under the America‐First agenda, highlighting trade patterns, tariff structures, and potential impacts of United States trade policies. Total agricultural trade remains modest at $7 billion annually, with India imposing higher tariffs (average 39%) than the United States (5%).
Badri N. Gopalakrishnan +2 more
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New Perspectives on the Guaranteed Income [PDF]
Renewed interest in a guaranteed income is evident from the number of books that have been published on the topic in the 1990s. This paper discusses and compares seven of those books: Arguing for Basic Income: Ethical Foundations for a Radical Reform ...
Karl Widerquist
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Traceability of Agri‐Food Products: The Key to Conscious Trade
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Globalization and growing concerns about sustainability have led to improvements in product traceability, quality, and sustainability. Traceability contributes to environmental protection and supports sustainable development by fostering transparency in agricultural practices and encouraging the responsible use of resources.
Scarlett Queen Almeida Bispo +5 more
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Optimal Income Transfer Programs: Intensive Versus Extensive Labor Supply Responses [PDF]
This paper investigates the optimal income transfer problem at the low end of the income distribution. The government maximizes a social welfare function and faces the traditional equity-efficiency trade-off.
Emmanuel Saez
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Targeting Subsidies: Employers Versus Individuals [PDF]
, 2008 Provides an overview of the debate over whether subsidies to employers or to individuals would increase health coverage more efficiently. Argues for targeting low-income individuals but with reforms to limit financial exposure to a percentage of ...
John Holahan, Linda J. Blumberg
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Stakeholding Through the Permanent Fund Dividend: Fitting Practice to Theory [PDF]
, 2012 Alaska’s Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) is the United States’ most significant, if not its only attempted, experiment with universal asset policies.
Griffin, Christopher L., Jr.
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The Role of Certifications in Improving Household Food Security Among Peruvian Farmers
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Achieving global food security requires sustainable transformations in agri‐food systems. Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) such as Organic and Fairtrade aim to internalize certain social and environmental costs while promoting more equitable value distribution, improved market access, and sustainable production practices.
Lisa‐Marie Schulte, Awudu Abdulai
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