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American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract This study examines the impact of soil erosion on agricultural land values in the United States (US) Midwest. Based on a novel county‐level panel data set with information on soil erosion levels and agricultural land values covering five census years (1997, 2002, 2007, 2012, and 2017), we separately investigate the direct effect of two types ...
Le Chen +3 more
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Legislative Alert: H.R. 4348 [PDF]
, 2012 [Excerpt] On behalf of the AFL-CIO. I write in strong support of H.R. 4348, a bill to extend the surface transportation law until September 30, 2012. Time is running out to reauthorize the massive transportation infrastructure bill, which is currently ...
Samuel, William
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Accounting for animal health in efficiency analysis: An application to Swedish dairy farms
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Poor animal health is a central concern in modern livestock production. Despite the necessity to incorporate animal health in efficiency analysis, the theoretical and empirical developments are limited on this subject. This article appropriately characterizes the axiomatic properties of animal health within a production framework.
Frederic Ang +3 more
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El desarrollo del personal parlamentario chileno, 1834: 1924
Universum, 2011 Este artículo describe y explica el desarrollo del personal legislativo chileno desde 1834 a 1924, para lo cual emplea un enfoque institucional que llama la atención sobre el impacto del contexto político y decisiones organizacionales tempranas.
Iván Mauricio Obando Camino
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Legislative Alert: Rokita Amendment [PDF]
, 2011 [Excerpt] The AFL-CIO urges you to oppose the Rokita Amendment to the Homeland Security bill that would deny basic collective bargaining rights to Transportation Security Officers (TSOs). The Rokita Amendment would single out TSOs from among the hundreds
Samuel, William
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Food inflation pass‐through from agricultural imports in a small open economy
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract This paper develops a new framework for quantifying cost pass‐through in a small open economy by estimating firm‐level markup responses to agricultural import price shocks. We show theoretically that markup adjustments depend on firms' reliance on imported inputs and demand curvature, generating heterogeneous inflationary effects across firm ...
Minseong Kang, Seungki Lee
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MEMBANGUN SINERGITAS EKSEKUTIF-LEGISLATIF DI JAWA TENGAH
Jurnal Ilmu Sosial, 2016 The position of the Regional Representatives Council (DPRD) and the regional head (executive) as partner makes their relationship very important for the success of the regional administration.
Wahid Abdulrahman
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Protean Statutory Interpretation in the Courts of Appeals [PDF]
, 2017 This Article is the first in-depth empirical and doctrinal analysis of differences in statutory interpretation between the courts of appeals and the Supreme Court. It is also among the first to anticipate how the Supreme Court’s interpretive approach may
Baum, Lawrence, Brudney, James J
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American 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
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A legislative bargaining approach to earmarked public expenditures [PDF]
This paper develops a model of legislative spending in which revenues can be spent through earmarks or a general fund. Legislative choice is modeled as a Baron and Ferejohn style legislative bargaining game.
Jeremy J Jackson
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