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How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Private Educational Expenditure Inequality between Migrant and Urban Households in China’s Cities

open access: yesEconomies
This paper studies households’ expenditure on the education of children in China’s cities to assess how internal migrant families’ investment in the human capital of their offspring differs from that of local urban families. The private education-related
Yiwen Chen, Ioana Salagean, Benteng Zou
doaj   +1 more source

Costs of regulating residential care services for children. Funded/commissioned by: Department of Health and Welsh Office

open access: yes, 2000
There are a number of important planned changes in the way that the regulatory function is to be conducted in Englandand Wales in the future (Department of Health, 1998).
Forder, Julien E.   +2 more
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Who Are the Consumers of European Farmers' Markets? A Cross‐Country Analysis

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
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
wiley   +1 more source

The Question of Reforming of System of Taxes and Fees of the Russian Federation in the Context of Establishment and Introduction of Resort Collecting Revisited

open access: yesRUDN Journal of Law, 2018
Article is devoted to research problems of formation, development and improvement of system of taxes and fees of the Russian Federation and also standard legal support and fixing of tax legal relationship at this sphere, the analysis of problems of ...
Elena V Evsikova
doaj   +1 more source

University fees: what students pay in deregulated markets [PDF]

open access: yes
Overview For more than a year Australia has debated deregulating university fees for domestic undergraduates. The issue is controversial, but for many years fees have been deregulated for international students and domestic postgraduate coursework ...
Andrew Norton, Ittima Cherastidtham
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Not Out of the Woods: The Recession's Continuing Impact on Big City Taxes, Services and Pensions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Presents key findings on the continuing impact of the recession on city budgets, including budget gaps, increases in local taxes and fees, cuts in services, and declining funding ratios of pension funds, in Philadelphia and twelve major ...

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Heterogeneity in Food Price Inflation Convergence Across the EU: Evidence From Club Dynamics and Structural Breaks

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines food price inflation rate convergence among EU27 Member States from 2005 to 2024, focusing on structural breaks, external shocks, and regional disparities. Using panel unit root tests and club convergence analysis, the findings reveal no overall convergence but identify multiple convergence clubs.
Tibor Bareith, Imre Fertő
wiley   +1 more source

Ethics and Responsibility in the Collection System of Local Taxes and Fees

open access: yesLUMEN Proceedings, 2020
The main objective of this study is to highlight the perception of ethics and responsibility as fundamental values in the activity of public institutions. Another aspect to be clarified is the degree to which taxpayers, through their adopted attitude, are prepared or want to actively participate in consolidating a transparent, responsible, and ...
openaire   +2 more sources

The contribution of experts in care proceedings : evaluation of independent social work reports on care proceedings [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Several concerns surround the use of independent social work (ISW) assessments in care proceedings. Some result from the exclusion of this work from a review of legal aid for expert assessments in this field, a cap on ISW fees, and fears about a ...
Brophy, Julia   +3 more
core   +1 more source

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