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High School Policy Debate as an Enduring Pathway to Political Education: Evaluating Possibilities for Political Learning [PDF]

, 2012
This paper addresses the role competitive high school policy debate participation has on key developmental markers of political learning. As identified by the Carnegie Foundation’s Political Engagement Project (PEP), political learning includes political
Zwarensteyn, Ellen C.
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Low Participation and Risk Reduction Potential of Supplemental Crop Insurance in the United States

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Federally subsidized crop insurance is a cornerstone of U.S. farm risk management, yet policies with the greatest share of participation only trigger indemnities after losses exceed 15%. Supplemental insurance was introduced to cover part of this deductible, but participation remains largely unchanged.
Francis Tsiboe, Hunter Biram, Amy Hagerman   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Delaying the Inevitable? U.S. Screwworm Closures and Feeder Cattle Market Dynamics

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Biosecurity trade restrictions are commonly framed as preventive measures, yet in many settings they function primarily as policies of delay: they impose immediate market costs while only postponing the arrival of biological risks. This paper evaluates that intertemporal tradeoff using the 2024–2025 US suspension of live cattle imports from ...
Shelby Sumner, Savannah Jones, Tania Islam, K. Aleks Schaefer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effect of related party transactions on firm performance: the moderating role of political connection in indonesian banking

Business: Theory and Practice, 2019
This study aims to examine the effect of related party transactions (RPTs) on banks’ performance and investigates political connections as moderator in their causal relationship.
mr Supatmi, T. Sutrisno, Erwin Saraswati, Bambang Purnomosidhi   +3 more
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Does it pay to think about the future? : future orientation, ideology, age and vote earning among political candidates

, 2023
Solving societal problems often requires elected politicians to make uncertain investments, which only provide benefits in the future. However, research on future-oriented democratic policymaking has primarily focused on structural explanations and voter
von Schoultz, Åsa, Rapeli, Lauri, Lindholm, Annika   +2 more
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U.S. Agriculture, Biofuel Markets, and Trade: Challenges and Opportunities

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using an enhanced Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model (GTAP‐BIO), this study assesses how the expansion in demand for Electric Vehicles (EVs) and the reduction in exports of agricultural products induced by trade disputes negatively affect US agriculture.
Rayan Wolf, Farzad Taheripour
wiley   +1 more source

Board political, social capital and stock price crash risk: Cross-Country evidence

International Review of Economics & Finance
This study examines how board directors' political and social capital affect firms' stock price crash risk across 42 global markets. Drawing on resource dependency theory, social network theory, and institutional theory, we hypothesize that: (H1) board ...
Neda Sadri, Mohammad Hossein Ranjbar, Saeed Moradpour   +2 more
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Tax Constraints, Social Policy Preferences, and Support for Redistribution

Societies, 2018
The aim of this paper is to explore whether support for the welfare state is lower if people are made aware of its costs. Using data from a series of survey experiments in the German Internet Panel, we analyse individual spending preferences for ...
Elias Naumann
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Is Human Rights Protection Good for Trade in Africa: Evidence from Proximity to Democratically ‘Good’ and ‘Bad’ Neighbouring Countries

Managing Global Transitions, 2021
We study whether institutions supportive of human rights improve trade openness. Strengthening human rights institutions could reduce the adverse consequence of trade on consumers and labour rights.
Jubril Animashaun, Chisom L. Ubabukoh
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Integrating Perennial Groundcover in Corn and Soybean Acres: Impacts on U.S. Agriculture

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainable agricultural practices such as cover cropping can improve soil health, water quality, and carbon sequestration, yet U.S. adoption remains limited due to economic and operational barriers. We evaluate market and economic impacts of integrating perennial groundcover into U.S.
Sagar Dahal, Amani Elobeid, John Crespi
wiley   +1 more source