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Temperature Sensitivity and Adaptation of Cereal Yields: Empirical Evidence From Italy
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper investigates the evolving temperature sensitivity and climate adaptation of cereal yields in Italy from 1952 to 2023, using province‐level data for maize, common wheat, and durum wheat. Employing panel data econometric methods, we estimate yield responses to heat exposure, changes in sensitivity over time, and adaptation to climate ...
Paolo Nota +2 more
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Вестник Северо-Кавказского федерального университета, 2022 The article analyzes the low level of labor productivity in the country, identifies a number ofproblems that constrain the growth of labor productivity, as well as the directions of its increase.
S. Poluektova
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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In recent decades, agriculture has become increasingly concentrated through horizontal mergers and acquisitions via corporate entities, and policy makers are concerned this will be exacerbated by the aging population of farm operators. To reduce market concentration in agriculture, many states have enacted policies to entice new prospective ...
Justin M. Ross +2 more
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Determinants of the Italian labor productivity: a quantile regression approach
Statistica, 2013 This paper investigates how some firms’ characteristics affect the dynamics of the Italian firms’ labor productivity in recent years (1998-2004) using an original panel from the Italian National Institute of Statistics at a micro level (firm level).
Margherita Velucchi, Alessandro Viviani
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Labor Productivity and the Law of Decreasing Labor Content [PDF]
This paper analyzes labor productivity and the law of decreasing labor content (LDLC) originally formulated by Farjoun and Machover (1983). First, it is shown that the standard measures of labor productivity may be rather misleading, owing to their ...
Peter Flaschel, Reiner Franke and Roberto Veneziani
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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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Density of Economic Activity and Labor Productivity in Iranian Provinces [PDF]
فصلنامه پژوهشهای اقتصادی ایران, 2013 This study investigates the effect of density of economic activity, defined as the intensity of labor and physical capital per square kilometer, on labor productivity in the Iranian provinces. .
zahra dehghan shabani
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Food Industry Mergers and Acquisitions Lead to Higher Labor Productivity [PDF]
Processing plants in eight major food industries were highly productive before being acquired and they significantly improved their labor productivity afterward, Economic Research Service and U.S.
Blayney, Donald P. +4 more
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Understanding Egg Price Volatility and Policy Implications in the U.S. With Machine Learning
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Eggs are an inexpensive and sustainable source of proteins, but volatility in the U.S. egg prices has intensified in recent years, raising concerns over food affordability and market stability. This study examines the drivers of U.S. egg price dynamics over 2004–2025 using a two‐stage framework that combines LASSO‐based variable selection with
Xuemei Zhao +3 more
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Impact of global warming on labor productivity in the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle, China
Environmental Research CommunicationsIn recent years, the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle (CCEC) has experienced frequent heat events, significantly impacting labor productivity. The CCEC is an important economic growth pole in western China.
Jiajin Wang +3 more
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