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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Rice is the main staple food for more than half of the world's population and the income from rice is an essential source for livelihoods of millions of households. We examine whether direct seed in rice production is an adaptation of rice farmers to rainfall changes and farm labor scarcity.
Manh Hung Do
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Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková +4 more
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Income provision in old age / Jeffrey Carmichael, Kathleen Plowman.
, 1985 Few areas of public policy impinge more directly on individual lifetime welfare than those directed at retirement income. Public interest in the topic has been reflected in the establishment, in 1973, of a National Superannuation Committee of Inquiry ...
Australian National University. Centre for Economic Policy Research +3 more
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Ban Glyphosate—Does It Affect the Swedish Farmers' Willingness to Grow Cover Crops?
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The cultivation of cover crops is one of the new Eco‐scheme practices introduced in Sweden. This study examines how the design of policy attributes of these schemes influences farmers' willingness to grow cover crops on arable land, with particular focus on the potential impact of a glyphosate ban.
Vivian Wei Huang +2 more
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Social Transfers and Income Inequality in Old-age: A Multi-national Perspective [PDF]
This paper examines variation in old-age income inequality between industrialized nations with modern welfare systems. The analysis of income inequality across countries with different retirement income systems provides a perspective on public pension ...
Steven G. Prus, Robert L. Brown
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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In recent decades, agriculture has become increasingly concentrated through horizontal mergers and acquisitions via corporate entities, and policy makers are concerned this will be exacerbated by the aging population of farm operators. To reduce market concentration in agriculture, many states have enacted policies to entice new prospective ...
Justin M. Ross +2 more
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Persistent gender disparities in financial inclusion in palestine after COVID-19 pandemic
Development Studies ResearchThis study examines the gender gap in financial inclusion (FI) in Palestine, both traditional and digital, in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rabeh Morrar +2 more
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National Income and Expenditure. [PDF]
The Journal of Finance, 1962 K. Bjerke, R. Stone, G. Stone
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The impact of national income and vaccine hesitancy on country-level COVID-19 vaccine uptake. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2023 Moradpour J +4 more
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