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Swedish farmers' approval of nudges

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Interest in the use of behavioral policy approaches, such as nudges, has strongly increased over the past years, including in the domains of food, agricultural and environmental policies. While the approval of nudges among the general public has been studied extensively, we know little about the attitude of farmers toward nudging. Farmers may (
Liesbeth Colen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fiscal Policy Design in Low-Income Countries [PDF]

open access: yes
Fiscal policy, Macro-economic stabilization, Sub-Saharan ...
Adam, Christopher S., Bevan, David L.
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The impact of the Russia–Ukraine war on stock prices, profits and perceptions in the food supply chain

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 had profound consequences for the global economy. As both countries are major commodity exporters, the food value chain was also affected. This study investigates the impact of the invasion on stock prices, profitability and sentiments of agribusinesses along the food supply chain by using an ...
Julia Höhler   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is Extended Family in Low-Income Countries Altruistically Linked? [PDF]

open access: yes
Using a micro data from Bangladesh, this paper tests whether an extended family in low-income countries is altruistically linked. Based on theoretical implications of altruism model, the paper tests whether interhousehold transfer is negatively related ...
Cheolsung Park
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Do outgrower schemes enhance technology adoption and productivity? Evidence from maize farmers in Northern Ghana

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Nucleus outgrower schemes are contractual arrangements where well‐resourced large‐scale farmers (nucleus farmers) are empowered by development support agencies to take charge of smallholder farmers, by providing them with market access and the necessary training on agronomic practices and farm inputs for production.
Dominic Tasila Konja, Awudu Abdulai
wiley   +1 more source

Measurement and Explanation of Inequality in Health and Health Care in Low-Income Settings [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper describes approaches to the measurement and explanation of income-related inequality and inequity in health care financing, health care utilization and health and considers the applicability and the feasibility of these methods in low-income ...
O'Donnell, Owen, van Doorslaer, Eddy
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Employment in Low-Income Countries: Beyond Labor Market Segmentation? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
[Excerpt] Throughout the world, there are fundamentally two, and only two, ways that people can escape from poverty. One is by earning their way out of poverty. The other is by receiving socially-provided goods and services that lift them out of poverty.
Fields, Gary S
core   +2 more sources

Can outsourcing pest and disease control help reduce pesticide expenditure? Evidence from rice farmers

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Outsourcing pest and disease control (PDC) has grown rapidly worldwide, especially in developing countries. Although numerous studies have investigated various advantages of outsourcing PDC, little is known about its impact on pesticide expenditure.
Pengcheng Wang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Research in low-income countries

open access: yesAnnals of Oncology, 1999
G, Masera, A, Biondi
openaire   +2 more sources

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