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Is Public Education Expenditure Pro-cyclical In India?

, 2023
Ramanjini R, Gayithri K.
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Harvesting benefits: Exploring the effects of second‐best policies on enhancing soil organic carbon stocks in agriculture

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Agricultural subsidies can be an effective policy tool to enhance soil organic carbon sequestration. This paper assesses the effectiveness of a second‐best hypothetical policy which subsidizes additional canola hectares optimally for each soil zone in Saskatchewan in an effort to increase soil organic carbon.
Devin A. Serfas
wiley   +1 more source

Pediatric Health at the Crossroads of Climate Change, Food Insecurity, and Malnutrition. [PDF]

Adv Nutr
Scirocco T, Martini D, Agostoni C, Raviglione MCB, Bocchi S, Berti C.   +5 more
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The Impact of Vertical Fiscal Imbalance on Gambling Policies in New South Wales, Australia: The Rise of the Poker Machine

Australian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study traces how gambling in Australia changed from a simple form of leisure, enjoyed by all social classes in colonial times, to a billion‐dollar industry driven by political and economic imperatives. Using a case study, it links vertical fiscal imbalance (VFI), caused by changes to the state‐federal taxation structure, to the ...
Barbara Kinder, Michael B. Charles
wiley   +1 more source

Cu-Co Dual Sites Tandem Synergistic Effect Boosting Neutral Low Concentration Nitrate Electroreduction to Ammonia. [PDF]

Adv Sci (Weinh)
Yang W, Chang Z, Yu X, Wu P, Shen R, Wang L, Cui X, Shi J.   +7 more
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The public agglomeration effect: Urban–rural divisions in government efficiency and political preferences

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Why and when do cities vote for the left? The emergence of the urban–rural divide in the United States in the 1930s is inconsistent with canonical theories of cleavages. This paper introduces an explanation: agglomeration effects. The provision of government services is more efficient in urban environments because of nonrivalries, economies of
Theo Serlin
wiley   +1 more source

Municipal officials' subjective distress in coordinating with the national government during the decontamination project of radioactive materials in Fukushima: A qualitative study. [PDF]

PLoS One
Hidaka T, Kakamu T, Kasuga H, Suzuki Y, Terui T, Kawamoto S, Sato T.   +6 more
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Globalization, internal migration, and public goods provision in emerging economies

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Globalization can introduce new employment opportunities to emerging economies in multinational corporations and exporting firms. Who is best positioned to benefit, and what are the political consequences for “left behind” areas? We argue that primarily advantaged groups seize these opportunities through internal migration toward centers of ...
Benjamin Helms, Junghyun Lim
wiley   +1 more source

Intersectional equity in Brazil's remote rural municipalities: the road to efficiency and effectiveness in local health systems. [PDF]

Front Public Health
Schenkman S, Bousquat A.
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Brokers, Collaborators and Knowledge Translators: Expanding the Role of Research Assistants in Geographic Research

Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While ‘local’ research assistants (RA) often play a key role in knowledge production in fieldwork‐based disciplines like geography, their role and agency often remain silenced. This paper brings together scholarship in feminist geography and critical development studies to reposition RAs as brokers, collaborators, and knowledge translators.
Zali Fung
wiley   +1 more source