Do Consumers Value Diversity in Agriculture? A Choice Experiment
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Farm ownership in the US today is racially and ethnically homogeneous. Diverse farmers and ranchers make up less than 10% of all producers, they tend to be less financially stable and have tighter profit margins. In the past few years, both government and industry programs have aimed to increase the participation and profitability of diverse ...
Maria Kalaitzandonakes +2 more
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Efficiency analysis of listed pharmaceutical companies in China: A method combining three-stage DEA with undesirable output, PCA, and tobit regression. [PDF]
PLoS OneSun J, Rosli AB, Daud A.
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Row Crops and the U.S. Agricultural Trade Deficit: Recent Trends and Policy Issues
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Row crops such as soybeans, corn, wheat, and cotton are the backbone of the U.S. farm sector, accounting for around $60 billion of exports in 2023. While U.S. row crop exports remain robust, growing concerns over the rising U.S. agricultural trade deficit underscore the need to appraise the ongoing market and policy dynamics affecting the ...
William Ridley, Stephen Devadoss
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An appraisal of fund of funds efficiency based on risk-adjusted performance measures: Application of an augmented WASPAS methodology. [PDF]
PLoS OneShabani M +4 more
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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Amidst dwindling state funding and the legislative withdrawal from public university research support, a heightened political process shapes the allocation of scarce tax dollars. This article explores how advocacy within the political process influences funding support for higher education from state legislatures.
Gregory M. Perry +2 more
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Education debt and household consumption upgrading: Positive incentives or inhibitions? [PDF]
PLoS OneXie M, Chen X, Zhao Y.
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Dollars for Drops: Abatement Cost of Water for Irrigation in the Colorado River Basin
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Colorado River is a lifeline for more than 40 million people in the western United States. However, with climate change diminishing snowpacks in the Rocky Mountains and increasing demands from agriculture and urban areas, the river's flow has become insufficient to meet all the competing needs.
Shahin Bahrami +2 more
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Research on flexibility-enhanced planning for renewable energy systems with supply-demand uncertainties. [PDF]
PLoS OneSun T, Bai X, Qian X, Wang B.
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The Financial Status and Local Credit Market Conditions of U.S. Farms Engaged in Multiple Borrowing
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Agricultural producers often borrow from multiple lenders, raising concerns about credit risk and monitoring. We construct detailed farm‐level measures of how debt is distributed across lenders and examine how farm financial status and the physical presence of local lenders are linked to this practice.
Sylvanus Gaku +3 more
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Understanding How Social Media Use Relates to Turnover Intention Among Chinese Civil Servants: A Resource Perspective. [PDF]
Behav Sci (Basel)Hua M, Bao Y.
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