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Why Didn't I Get a Payout? Understanding Farmer Choices, Index Insurance, and Basis Risk
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Index insurance, while heralded as a potential solution to alleviate poverty and food insecurity among agricultural households, has its own set of challenges, notably basis risk. Basis risk is the discrepancy between the insurance payout and losses incurred, posing a significant deterrent to the adoption of index insurance.
S. Lucille Blakeley +4 more
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ESC Heart Failure, 2020 Aims Heart failure reduces quality of life and life expectancy; hospital admissions are frequent and create a burden on public resources. This study aims to quantify the benefits in terms of health effects [quality‐adjusted life years (QALYs)] and costs ...
Henk vanVoorst +1 more
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Financing health services in Africa : an assessment of alternative approaches [PDF]
This paper outlines a strategy for financing health services in sub-Saharan Africa. The individual components of the strategy are as follows: general tax revenues, international finance, a system of user charges, community finance, health insurance, and ...
Mwabu, Germano
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Health Care Opinion Leaders' Views on Delivery System Innovation and Improvement [PDF]
, 2010 Presents survey results on healthcare experts' views on strategies and models for fostering coordination and integration, such as accountable care systems, medical homes, and bundled payments; priorities among reform provisions; and market ...
Anne-Marie Audet +2 more
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Managerial Pay and Governance in American Nonprofits [PDF]
, 2002 This article examines the compensation of top managers of nonprofits in the United States using panel data from tax returns of the organizations from 1992 to 1996.
Hallock, Kevin F
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Understanding Egg Price Volatility and Policy Implications in the U.S. With Machine Learning
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Eggs are an inexpensive and sustainable source of proteins, but volatility in the U.S. egg prices has intensified in recent years, raising concerns over food affordability and market stability. This study examines the drivers of U.S. egg price dynamics over 2004–2025 using a two‐stage framework that combines LASSO‐based variable selection with
Xuemei Zhao +3 more
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General concepts on health economic evaluations
MedwaveHealth economics is an area of study that has critical tools for evidence-based healthcare decision making, among which are economic evaluations. These tools allow us to weigh the costs incurred for a given intervention in relation to its health outcomes.
Fernando Briceño Muga +4 more
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THE ROLE OF HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANIES IN THE FINANCIAL PROVISION OF FREE MEDICAL CARE
Модернизация, инновация, развитие, 2016 This article discusses the features of the mandatory health insurance, the financial resources of health care and the characteristics of the Russian health care system.
Lyudmila Valentinovna Tokun +1 more
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State-community synergies in development : laying the basis for collective action [PDF]
If states would interact more synergistically with communities, they could tap local energies and resources for development-- and help create a development-oriented society and polity in the process. The authors analyze experience in several countries to
Das Gupta, Monica +2 more
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Assessing Photovoltaic Recycling Capacities and Policy Gaps in the European Union
Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research, EarlyView.This study maps photovoltaic recycling capacity in the EU and key global regions, highlighting gaps between growing waste volumes and available infrastructure. It combines survey insights and policy analysis to identify recycling bottlenecks and offers recommendations to boost circularity in the solar sector.
Nieves Espinosa +3 more
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