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Constructing and Validating New County‐Level Cultural Capital Indices for Applied Policy Analysis: Evidence From SNAP Take‐Up

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cultural capital influences a wide range of social and economic outcomes, yet quantitative measures suitable for policy analysis remain limited. We develop county‐level cultural capital indices for the US based on Bourdieu's framework of objectified, embodied, and institutionalized cultural capital.
Pratyoosh Kashyap   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Income Distribution in the Mirror of Height Differences, The Case of Spain: 1895-1950

open access: yes, 2000
Changes in the differences of heights among social groups could indicate shifts in income inequality. However, they can result from other factors as well.
Quiroga, Gloria, Coll, Sebastian
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The Antidiabetic Potential of Alpha‐Mangostin: A Review of Preclinical and Clinical Evidence

open access: yesAgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.
Alpha‐mangostin is a compound from the pericarp of Garcinia mangostana. The antidiabetic effects of alpha‐mangostin include enhancing insulin secretion, improving glucose uptake through GLUT receptor upregulation, reducing oxidative stress and inflammation, promoting wound healing, reducing HbA1C, reducing HOMA‐IR index, and decreased mRNA expressions ...
Oliver Dean John   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sectoral Growth and the Distribution of Income across Ethnic Groups in Malaysia

open access: yes, 2011
The objective of this article is to examine the impact of growth in different production sectors on the distribution of income across ethnic groups in Malaysia.
Saari, Mohd Yusof
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Population, Education and Income Inequality

open access: yes, 2021
In non-democracies, a large population size and density lead to more redistributive policies and lower income inequality. This is the result of the interconnection of two intermediate hypotheses.
Parcero, Osiris Jorge
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Staging an Experience of Cultural Heritage Preservation: Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Heirloom Rice in the Philippines

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Cordillera Administrative Region in the Philippines is home to terraced rice embedded in centuries of cultural heritage. However, weak market incentives threaten sustained production, jeopardizing indigenous communities' cultural heritage and the in situ biodiversity of rice genetic resources.
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
wiley   +1 more source

The State(s) of Inequality: Changes in Income Distribution in the US States and the District of Columbia

open access: yes, 2016
We study the changes in the distribution of household income from 1976 to 2008 in the 50 states of the United States and the District of Columbia, using annual data from the Current Population Survey.
Tan, Lu   +2 more
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The Impacts of Health and Environmental Information Nudges on Meat Choices: Where Does Goat Meat Fit?

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amidst a recent surge in US goat meat imports to meet growing demand, this study contributes to the meat demand literature by examining consumer preferences for goat meat, a relatively healthy and environmentally friendly alternative to other popular meats.
Binod Khanal   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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