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Confronting the Robinson Crusoe paradigm with household-size heterogeneity [PDF]
, 2008 Modern macroeconomics empirically addresses economy-wide incentives behind economic actions by using insights from the way a single representative household would behave.
Koulovatianos, Christos +2 more
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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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Demand for energy among households in Ijebu Division, Ogun State, Nigeria [PDF]
This study examines the influence of householdsÂ’ socio-economic characteristics on household demand for electricity, petrol, diesel, kerosene, firewood, domestic gas, and transport in commercial vehicles.
Idowu, A.O. +3 more
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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Increased frequency of extreme weather events, particularly droughts, threatens grassland farming by destabilizing yields and farms' economic viability. We examine, theoretically and through numerical simulations, how sown plant diversity (natural insurance) influences the attractiveness of indemnity and drought index insurance (formal ...
Nicolas Alou +3 more
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The Effect of Household Characteristics on Poverty and Living Standards in South Africa [PDF]
This paper uses panel data from South Africa to examine the effect of household characteristics on poverty and living standards and how they have changed over the five years following the dismantling of apartheid.
Pushkar Maitra
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AGING MEDICINE, EarlyView.Deprescribing interventions in primary care modestly reduce medication burden, patient falls, and hospitalisations among older adults, highlighting the value of medication reviews and collaborative care strategies. ABSTRACT Background Deprescribing is a systematic approach aimed at reducing the number of medications that are no longer beneficial or ...
Christina Malini Christopher +6 more
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Has the "Farm Problem" Disappeared? A Comparison of Household and Self-Employment Income Levels of the Farm and Nonfarm Self-Employed [PDF]
This study tests the impact of household and demographic factors on the economic well-being of the farm and nonfarm self-employed using data from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series.
Marshall, Maria I., Peake, Whitney O.
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AGING MEDICINE, EarlyView.Geriatric asthmatics exhibit more comorbidities, poorer lung function, higher neutrophil ratios, and elevated CRP levels. ABSTRACT Objective The research analyzed the clinical characteristics of geriatric and nongeriatric asthma cases, aiming to provide new insights into the diagnosis and management of geriatric asthma for clinicians.
Mengxia Gu +4 more
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An Economic Model of Household Income Dynamics, with an Application to Poverty Dynamics among American Women [PDF]
The rise in inequality and poverty is one of the most important economic and social issues in recent times. But in contrast to the literature on individual earnings inequality, there has been little work modelling (as opposed to documenting) household ...
Carol Propper, Simon Burgess
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