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Farm labor scarcity and its uneven impacts on crop producers in the United States

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This study is the first to evaluate the impacts of farm labor scarcity on producers in the United States across different crop production systems. Between 2002 and 2017, we disentangle the effects of labor scarcity from the impacts of rising commodity demand, technological change, and supply of other inputs on labor market outcomes.
Srabashi Ray, Alexandra E. Hill, Iman Haqiqi, J. Edward Taylor, Thomas W. Hertel   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Scoping Review of Pakistani Healthcare Simulation: Insights for Lower-Middle-Income Countries. [PDF]

Cureus
Bajwa M, Najeeb F, Alnazzawi H, Ayub A, Bell JG, Sadiq F.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Improving access to new technologies: An experiment with Kenyan input sellers

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Agrodealers play a critical role in rural economies, selling essential inputs for agricultural production, stocking new products, and providing farmers with technical advice. However, uncertainty can discourage them from stocking newer, less familiar products, limiting the availability of innovative technologies and leading to market failures ...
Sarah W. Kariuki, Francisca N. Muteti, Annemie Maertens, Michael Ndegwa, Hope Michelson, Mercy Mbugua, Jason Donovan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Applying group-based trajectory modeling to understand under-five mortality trends and determinants in low-and lower-middle income countries. [PDF]

Popul Health Metr
Singh K, Angeles G, Reyes HLM, Simmons E, Swiatlo A, Weiss W.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Premium subsidy designs and crowding out of insurance demand

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Crop insurance is an important instrument to protect farmers against extreme weather events. Many countries provide subsidies for crop insurance products to make insurance more affordable for farmers. The Federal Crop Insurance Program in the United States and major European crop insurance programs such as in Spain, Italy, and France focus on ...
Tim Philippi
wiley   +1 more source

A scoping review of the utilization of mobile stroke units in low and lower middle-income countries: current evidence, implications and future direction. [PDF]

BMC Health Serv Res
Opare-Addo PA, Tannor EK, Brennan E, Aikins M, Bediako SA, Herbert TL, Hutton-Mensah KA, Ofori E, Gyan KF, Gyabaah S, Acheamfour-Akowuah E, Sarfo FS.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Firm turnover under asymmetric information: Tanzania's agro‐dealer sector

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract We study firm turnover (i.e., entry and exit) and its consumer implications in a market characterized by asymmetric information. Using a three‐round census of agro‐dealers in Tanzania's Morogoro Region, we document annual firm entry and exit rates of 33% and 17%, respectively.
Alix Naugler, Hope Michelson, Sarah Janzen, Christopher Magomba   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Use of Technology to Support Health Care Providers Delivering Care in Low- and Lower-Middle-Income Countries: Systematic Umbrella Review. [PDF]

J Med Internet Res
Craig A, Lawford H, Miller M, Chen-Cao L, Woods L, Liaw ST, Godinho MA.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Using photovoice to understand community perceptions of firearm risks and protective factors among Asian Americans

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study used photovoice methodology to explore Asian Americans' perspectives on the root causes and protective factors of firearm violence in their communities. Photovoice provided a participatory platform for community members to document lived experiences and identify priorities for change.
Tsu‐Yin Wu, Szu‐Hsien Chen, Xining Yang, Ken Resnicow, Hsing‐Fang Hsieh   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using discrete choice experiments to elicit palliative care preferences in lower middle-income countries: An exploratory study in Bhutan. [PDF]

Palliat Care Soc Pract
Laabar TD, Norman R, Saunders C, Alam MU, Li IW.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source