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

open access: yesAmerican 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   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The causal effect of agricultural landscape simplification on Germany's grasslands during a compound drought and heatwave in 2018

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Preserving ecosystem services, along with economic and environmental benefits, will require future landscape policies to identify and incorporate relevant landscape features. In this paper, we investigate the causal effect of agricultural landscape simplification on drought‐related grassland damages.
Marco Ferro   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effect of extreme wildfire exposure on energy poverty: Evidence from Australia's Black Saturday bushfires

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This study assesses the effects of the 2009 Black Saturday Bushfires (BSB), which primarily occurred in rural regions of Victoria and represent the deadliest bushfire event in Australia's history, on household energy poverty. Using a linear panel event‐study, an entropy‐balanced event‐study, and a staggered difference‐in‐differences (DiD ...
Yitian Wang, Russell Smyth
wiley   +1 more source

Reproductive stages in lowbush blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium) occur earlier with increasing temperature

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Climate change is altering the timing of many plant phenological events, yet most studies focus on flowering, with less attention given to later reproductive stages such as fruit development and ripening. Vaccinium angustifolium (lowbush blueberry) is an important perennial berry species that may be sensitive to these changes.
Jenna Floyd   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Public Attitudes Toward Compassionate Release of Older People From Prison: Findings From a National Survey in Australia

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rapid increase in older people in prison populations worldwide is generating significant health, cost, and human rights pressures on custodial systems. Compassionate release for older, frail inmates is a potentially effective response, yet little is known about public support for this approach.
Ye In (Jane) Hwang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Alcohol and Other Drug Vocational Education and Training in Australia: Changes in the Landscape From 2011 to 2024

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT People impacted by alcohol and other drugs (AOD) are supported across a range of health and social service settings, often by workers in generalist roles who may not have specialist training. Vocational education and training (VET) plays a key role in equipping AOD workers with the knowledge and skills required for practice, yet there is no ...
Kirrilly Thompson   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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