Lost in aggregation? On the importance of local food price data for food poverty estimates
Abstract This paper explores within‐country variations in food price dynamics and food poverty estimates by employing local market price data and national consumer price index (CPI) data. Our results show that national CPI data may be useful for approximating national trends but they fail to detect and identify spatial variations in local trends, which
Stephan Dietrich +4 more
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Quantifying and mapping uncertainty in urban sentiment prediction: a combined approach with entropy and SHAP explanations. [PDF]
Betco I, Ribeiro AI, Viana CM, Rocha J.
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The role of venture‐financed startups in innovation for US agriculture
Abstract To evaluate the role played by startup companies in the innovation ecosystem of US agriculture, we compile a unique dataset of 6024 new entrants founded 1987–2019 that details their financing lifecycles, annual economic performance, and patenting activities.
Gregory D. Graff +2 more
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The Human Flourishing Geographic Index: A County-Level Dataset for the United States, 2013-2023. [PDF]
Iacus SM +5 more
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Farm labor scarcity and its uneven impacts on crop producers in the United States
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 +4 more
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Correction: From microbiome collapse to recovery: a roadmap for microbiome-informed grassland restoration under global change. [PDF]
Qiao X +5 more
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Premium subsidy designs and crowding out of insurance demand
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
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Correction: The relationship between built environment and mental health of older adults: mediating effects of perceptions of community cohesion and community safety and the moderating effect of income. [PDF]
Zhang R, He X, Liu Y, Li M, Zhou C.
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Firm turnover under asymmetric information: Tanzania's agro‐dealer sector
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
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Unraveling uneven urbanites' expressed happiness across Chinese cities using geotagged social media data: Key predictors and future climate-happiness associations. [PDF]
Li Y, Zhong H, Dong Y, Lu L.
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