ABSTRACT EU member states have exhibited varying rates of apple production growth. Technical efficiency (TE) estimation is suitable for identifying best‐practice farm performance. This study examined whether the development of the apple sector in Germany, Italy, and Poland was influenced by production efficiency, access to technology, as well as ...
Anika Muder, Jakub Staniszewski
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Gender and income disparities in World Psychiatry Congress participation (2023-2024). [PDF]
Yilmaz-Karaman IG +5 more
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Food Tastes in the United States: Convergence or Divergence?
ABSTRACT This study investigates how food consumption tastes have changed in recent decades across the United States. Using NielsenIQ data for over 77 million transactions, there is evidence of divergence in food tastes across regions from 2007 to 2016 and across households of different income, education, and race/ethnicity groups.
Michael DeDad
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Education as a predictor of mental illness familiarity and attitudes in a Muslim community. [PDF]
Mayet Z, Phiri-Sithole L.
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ABSTRACT Farmers markets provide a direct‐to‐consumer marketing path for farmers and small businesses, facilitating customer discovery and product refinement. This paper explores farmers markets as a business incubator, with a focus on beginning vendors and resilience to a shock, namely, COVID‐19 market restrictions.
Mallory L. Rahe +2 more
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Education, Employment, Income, and Urban-Rural Differences as Drivers of Social Inequalities in Environmental Exposures: Evidence from the UK Biobank. [PDF]
Pereira G +12 more
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The impact of the digital divide on residents' healthcare consumption inequality: evidence from CFPS in China. [PDF]
Yang J, Luo B, Hu L.
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Who Are the Consumers of European Farmers' Markets? A Cross‐Country Analysis
ABSTRACT With substantial growth in the number of farmers' markets (FMs) in developed countries, the number of consumers visiting FMs is also increasing. This study comparatively assesses the consumers of FMs in three European countries where FMs traditionally play a distinctive role in food supply chains.
Áron Török +6 more
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Rawls’ fairness, income distribution and alarming level of Gini coefficient
Yong Tao, Xiangjun Wu, Changshuai Li
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Does the targeted poverty alleviation program improve the subjective well-being of poor households? Empirical evidence from China. [PDF]
Wang D, Yang X.
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