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The Effect of SNAP Purchasing Power on Diet Quality

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits millions of eligible low‐income Americans by increasing access to food, helping to reduce food insecurity. Previous studies have documented that the geographical variation in local food prices leads to significant differences in SNAP's purchasing power.
Farah Khan, Augustine Denteh
wiley   +1 more source

Constructing and Validating New County‐Level Cultural Capital Indices for Applied Policy Analysis: Evidence From SNAP Take‐Up

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cultural capital influences a wide range of social and economic outcomes, yet quantitative measures suitable for policy analysis remain limited. We develop county‐level cultural capital indices for the US based on Bourdieu's framework of objectified, embodied, and institutionalized cultural capital.
Pratyoosh Kashyap, Becca B. R. Jablonski, John Bovay   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reconfiguring Fresh Produce Supply Chains in Response to Drought Risk: Evidence From the U.S. Broccoli Market

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Drought is among the most severe and persistent threats to food supply chains, and relocating production to less drought‐prone regions offers a strategy to reduce this risk. This is particularly relevant for fresh vegetables, which are highly water‐intensive, yet drought‐driven reconfiguration strategies remain understudied.
Bingyan Dai, Miguel I. Gómez, Harry M. Kaiser   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Importance of Place: Effects of Community Job Loss on College Enrollment and Attainment Across Rural and Metropolitan Regions

AERA Open, 2021
Youth living in remote rural communities face significant geographic barriers to college access. Even those living near to a postsecondary institution may not have the means for, or may not see the value of, pursuing a college degree within their local ...
Lucy C. Sorensen, Moontae Hwang
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring Spatial Network Structure of the Metropolitan Circle Based on Multi-Source Big Data: A Case Study of Hangzhou Metropolitan Circle

Remote Sensing, 2022
The metropolitan circle is the basic unit of regional competition. Enhancing the connection between cities in the metropolitan circle and optimizing the spatial layout of the metropolitan circle is one of the goals of regional high-quality development in
Jing Zhang, Qi Hao, Xinming Chen, Congmou Zhu, Ling Zhang, Mengjia Hong, Jiexia Wu, Muye Gan   +7 more
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Uncovering renewable energy policy impact channels on land values, the local farm structure, and farmland heterogeneity

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Germany's Renewable Energy Sources Act (REA), enacted in 2000 and subsequently amended, subsidized national renewable energy production with fixed feed‐in tariffs for renewable energy sources (RE) from wind, solar, and biogas. Empirical studies suggest that the policy was creating windfall effects for landowners and attribute farmland use ...
Lars Isenhardt, Stefan Seifert, Saskia Wolff, Tobia Lakes, Marten Graubner, Axel Werwatz, Silke Hüttel   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in patients with cardiomyopathy

Annals of Hepatology, 2009
Chronic hepatitis C can be associated with extrahepatic manifestations; thus, we explored the association of this viral infection with dilated cardiomyopathy in a group of sixty-three patients with a cardiac ejection fraction of less than 40% determined ...
Vijaya Boyella;, Ikenna Onyebueke;, Najabh Farraj;, Suzette Graham-Hill;, Cherif El Younis;, Nora V. Bergasa   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Analysis of the Impact of County-Levelization on Economic Growth and Public Service Development Based on Panel Data

Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society, 2023
County-levelization has become an important vane and propeller of urban spatial development, which is closely related to economic development and public service development. County-levelization can effectively broaden the geographic scope of urban areas,
Wangteng Xu, Shaojian Wang
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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

Neighborhoods and mortality in Sweden: Is deprivation best assessed nationally or regionally?

Demographic Research, 2018
Background: The association between neighborhood deprivation and mortality is well established, but knowledge about whether deprivation is best assessed regionally or nationally is scarce.
Daniel Oudin Åström, Paul W. Franks, Kristina Sundquist   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source