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Size Matters! Body Height and Labor Market Discrimination: A Cross-European Analysis [PDF]

Taller workers earn on average higher salaries. Recent research has proposed cognitive abilities and social skills as explanations for the height-wage premium. Another possible mechanism, employer discrimination, has found little support.
Francesco Cinnirella, Joachim Winter
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Product line design [PDF]

, 2015
We characterize the product line choice and pricing of a monopolist from the upper envelope of net marginal revenue curves to the individual product demand functions.
Anderson, S. P., Celik, L.
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Firm growth and stagnation in the United States: Key trends and new data opportunities

Strategic Management Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Using administrative data from the US Census Bureau, we introduce a new public‐use dataset (“Business Dynamics Statistics—High Growth” [BDS‐HG]) that captures the full distribution of firm growth in the United States between 1978 and 2021.
J. Daniel Kim, Joonkyu Choi, Nathan Goldschlag, John C. Haltiwanger   +3 more
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Freeboard life-cycle benefit-cost analysis of a rental single-family residence for landlord, tenant, and insurer

Frontiers in Climate
Flood risk to single-family rental housing remains poorly understood, leaving a large and increasing population underinformed to protect themselves, including regarding insurance.
Ehab Gnan, Rubayet Bin Mostafiz, Rubayet Bin Mostafiz, Rubayet Bin Mostafiz, Md Adilur Rahim, Md Adilur Rahim, Md Adilur Rahim, Carol J. Friedland, Carol J. Friedland, Robert V. Rohli, Robert V. Rohli, Arash Taghinezhad, Arash Taghinezhad, Arash Taghinezhad, Ayat Al Assi, Ayat Al Assi, Ayat Al Assi   +16 more
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Nanomaterial‐Based Inkjet Printing for Electrochemical Sensing

Small, EarlyView.
Inkjet printing provides a digitally controlled, versatile, and highly reproducible method for fabricating and functionalizing sensing devices. This Perspective highlights how homogeneous, material‐efficient deposition enables precise patterning of functional inks and scalable integration of sensors for chemical and biological detection. The discussion
David Panáček, Massimo Urban, Alessandro Silvestri, Ivan Dědek, Martin‐Alex Nalepa, Arben Merkoçi, Maurizio Prato, Michal Otyepka   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effect of Adolescent Experience on Labor Market Outcomes: The Case of Height, Third Version [PDF]

Taller workers receive a wage premium. Net of differences in family background, the disparity is similar in magnitude to the race and gender gaps. We exploit variation in an individual’s height over time to explore how height affects wages.
Andrew Postlewaite, Dan Silverman, Nicola Persico   +2 more
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Clearing the Air: How Fine Particulate Matter Regulations Reshape Farmland Values in U.S. Corn and Soybean Regions

Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We investigate the impact of air quality regulations targeting fine particulate matter (PM2.5) on farmland values in corn and soybean producing counties in the United States over the period 1997–2022. Using self‐reported farmland value data from the Agricultural Census and county‐level pollution classifications provided by the Environmental ...
Cécile Couharde, Rémi Generoso
wiley   +1 more source

The Influence of Risk Perceptions on Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for Nutrient-enhanced Microgreens

HortScience
Microgreens are young plants used as ingredients and flavoring in various dishes. Their production time is short, and their production methods can be altered to enhance the nutritional content. To date, consumers’ preferences for microgreens that display
Alicia Rihn, Kellie Walters, Natalie Bumgarner   +2 more
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Correlações fenotípicas entre caracteres vegetativos e de produção de palmito da palmeira real australiana Phenotypic correlations between vegetative characters and heart-of-palm yield traits of the australian king palm

Scientia Agricola, 2002
A seleção indireta é prática corrente no melhoramento de plantas perenes e vem sendo usada com sucesso em programas de melhoramento genético de palmeiras visando a produção de palmito.
Roberta Pierry Uzzo, Marilene Leão Alves Bovi, Sandra Heiden Spiering, Luiz Alberto Saes   +3 more
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Pass‐Through of Cocoa Prices Along the Supply Chain: What's Left for Farmers in Côte d'Ivoire?

Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Most cocoa farmers in Côte d'Ivoire are trapped in a cycle of poverty and farming practices that degrade the environment. This paper aims to provide an in‐depth understanding of the price formation process for cocoa at each stage of the supply chain in the world's largest cocoa‐producing country.
Kathrin Kaestner, Gunther Bensch, Colin Vance   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source