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Understanding Egg Price Volatility and Policy Implications in the U.S. With Machine Learning

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Eggs are an inexpensive and sustainable source of proteins, but volatility in the U.S. egg prices has intensified in recent years, raising concerns over food affordability and market stability. This study examines the drivers of U.S. egg price dynamics over 2004–2025 using a two‐stage framework that combines LASSO‐based variable selection with
Xuemei Zhao   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Academic detailing in low- and middle- income countries: principles, use, impact and lessons learned

open access: yes, 2018
Academic detailing is a structured educational outreach program in which a trained health professional visits healthcare professionals in their practice settings to deliver tailored evidence-based information.
Saval Khanal, Khanal, Saval, Khanal, S
core   +1 more source

Environmental noise and health in low-middle-income-countries: A systematic review of epidemiological evidence.

open access: yes, 2022
Evidence of health impacts from environmental noise has largely been drawn from studies in high-income countries, which has then been used to inform development of noise guidelines.
Anna L Hansell (8305953)   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Assessing Household Welfare in Response to Rising Food Prices in The Gambia

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how rising food prices affected household welfare in The Gambia using nationally representative data from the 2015/16 Integrated Household Survey (IHS‐3). The analysis reflects household consumption behavior and market conditions prevailing during that period and provides a structural benchmark for understanding ...
Roger Vorsah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Crop Insurance Design and On‐Farm Risk Adaptation

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The United States spends billions annually on crop insurance premium subsidies, yet the prevailing distance‐based guarantee design unintentionally rewards risk‐taking by linking subsidies to yield variability. We consider a simple redesign: define guarantees in terms of probability so that coverage reflects a consistent likelihood of indemnity.
Gerald Van Tassell, Alan P. Ker
wiley   +1 more source

When Can the Rabble Redistribute? Democratization and Income Distribution in Low- and Middle-income Countries [PDF]

open access: yes
In contrast to the experience in high-income OECD countries, the introduction of democracy in most low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) has been followed, as a rule, by a concentration of income.
Philip Nel
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How Video‐Based Information Affects Farmers' Willingness to Pay for Drone Services

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Professional service for digital technology like agricultural drones lowers transaction costs and scope thresholds for smallholders. Meanwhile, perceptual adoption barriers remain underexplored. We conduct a two‐stage choice experiment with a randomized video‐based information treatment among 384 Chinese crop farmers to measure its effect on ...
Hua Zhang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Immunodeficiency in children starting antiretroviral therapy in low-, middle-, and high-income countries. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
BACKGROUND The CD4 cell count or percent (CD4%) at the start of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) is an important prognostic factor in children starting therapy and an important indicator of program performance.
Leroy, Valeriane   +13 more
core   +1 more source

Promoting Healthier Drinking: Evidence From a Vignette Experiment on Contextual and Informational Drivers of Dealcoholized Wine Choices

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Growing demand for healthier beverages is driving innovation in the wine sector, with dealcoholized wine emerging as a promising alternative. However, little is known about the contextual conditions under which consumers would choose dealcoholized wine, particularly in countries with strong wine traditions. To fill this gap, this work examines
Giovanna Piracci   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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