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How cold is too cold? A theoretical analysis of the optimal trigger for index insurance for frost damage to crops

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Crop insurance is undoubtedly an extremely valuable element in protecting agricultural businesses, but in many cases standard indemnity‐based products have had very low uptake due to high transaction costs elevating premiums to unaffordable levels.
Amogh Prakasha Kumar   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

WAGE INEQUALITY DECOMPOSITION OF ROMANIA [PDF]

open access: yesAnnals of the University of Oradea: Economic Science, 2019
Income inequality has risen during the last decades, thus making its way into the agenda of decision makers. Effects of increased income inequality include negative effects on economic development and slowing down poverty reduction. Nowadays, drivers and
BĂNCESCU Irina
doaj  

Regional Income Inequality in Lithuania

open access: yesEconomy of Region, 2020
The problem of income inequality is globally relevant, receiving the attention of both scientists and pol- iticians. Lithuania as a small country has made significant progress in approaching the standard of liv- ing in Western Europe. However, there are still differences in economic growth between separate popula- tion groups.
Laskiene, Daiva   +2 more
openaire   +4 more sources

The State and Income Inequality in Brazil [PDF]

open access: yesSSRN Electronic Journal, 2013
The State and income inequality in Brazil The State and income inequality in Brazil Marcelo Medeiros Ipea UnB UCal IRLE Visitor Pedro H. G. F. Souza Ipea Acknowledgements: The authors would like to thank Branko Milanovic and Rodolfo Hoffmann for their comments and suggestions on an early draft of this paper. Marcelo Medeiros would like to thank the
Medeiros, Marcelo, Souza, Pedro H.G.F.
openaire   +4 more sources

Redistributive land reforms, agricultural productivity, and structural change: New cross‐national evidence

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Large‐scale land reforms constitute a substantial redistribution of wealth and reallocation of agricultural land, which is a major form of asset and production input in developing countries. While land redistribution (from the rich to the poor) remains a highly controversial issue, extensive evidence on its effect is limited.
Devashish Mitra   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of Urban-Rural Income Inequality on Environmental Quality in China

open access: yesComplexity, 2022
As the per capita income level increases, both environmental quality and income inequality will change significantly, which arouses people’s attention on the relationship between income inequality and environmental quality.
De Xiao, Fan Yu, Hong Yang
doaj   +1 more source

Import prices, income, and inequality [PDF]

open access: yesEuropean Economic Review, 2012
Abstract We compare three theoretical explanations for the positive empirical relationship between importer income per capita and traded goods prices. A first explanation is that consumers with higher incomes demand higher quality goods with higher prices.
Bekkers, Eddy   +2 more
openaire   +7 more sources

Preferential trading in agriculture: New insights from a structural gravity analysis and machine learning

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Preferential trade agreements (PTAs) contain various non‐tariff provisions, yet identifying their trade effects remains challenging because these commitments are high‐dimensional and strongly correlated within agreements. We estimated a theory‐consistent structural gravity model with domestic flows for 26 agricultural subsectors over 1988–2017
Dongin Kim, Sandro Steinbach
wiley   +1 more source

Negotiating contested spaces and places: Narratives of social suffering and resistance in racialized Cape Town communities

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study employs a schizocartographic approach to explore community narratives of space, memory, and violence in Kraaifontein, Cape Town. Through participants' accounts, ordinary places—gardens, shops, blocks, sports grounds, and streets—emerge as ambivalent geographies where trauma, resilience, and belonging intersect.
Guido Veronese   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Helping financially under‐resourced unmarried mothers move forward and flourish: Feasibility findings from an innovative coaching‐centered place‐based initiative

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Longer‐duration, holistic, cohort‐based, coach‐led interventions may be particularly effective in promoting both economic health and emotional well‐being among unmarried mothers living in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods. Aligning with the 1999 Centers for Disease Control (CDC) framework for program evaluation, this study presents a ...
Jennifer Langhinrichsen‐Rohling   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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