ABSTRACT The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) play a central role in how agricultural commodity markets process information about supply, demand, and prices. This study examines how global and domestic shocks, as well as policy interventions, are reflected in the similarity of WASDE ...
Zhining Sun +2 more
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Wage Differentials and Ownership Structure in Chinese Enterprises [PDF]
This paper analyses the determinants of wage differentials among different ownership enterprises in urban China in 1955,using an extended version of Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition methods.
Sylvie DEMURGER +2 more
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The Latina physician wage chasm: a secondary analysis of the American Community Survey. [PDF]
Anaya YB +5 more
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ABSTRACT This paper examines racial differences in farm succession planning using survey data from Tennessee farmers. While observed differences between White and Black farmers are small, decomposition and counterfactual analyses show that structural characteristics, particularly farm size, would predict higher succession planning among White farmers ...
Abdelaziz Lawani +2 more
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Taxes and Employment Subsidies in Optimal Redistribution Programs (Revised Version) [PDF]
This paper explores how to optimally set tax and transfers when taxation authorities : (1) are uninformed about individuals’ value of time in both market and non-market activities and (2) can observe both market-income and time allocated to market ...
Blackorby, Charles +2 more
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The Quebec Parental Insurance Plan: a policy example for reducing inequalities, supporting family functioning and healthy child development. [PDF]
Garon-Carrier G +5 more
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In this multicenter prospective study of 158 working‐age patients undergoing curative‐intent surgery for gastric or esophageal cancer, 78.5% were working at 18 months. Postoperative appetite loss, financial difficulties, and ≥ 10% weight loss at 6 months were associated with non‐working status.
Kentaro Goto +18 more
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The perils of pay variability: Determinants of worker aversion to variable compensation in low- and middle-wage jobs. [PDF]
Cameron LD, Meuris J.
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Current Status and Future Perspectives of Robotic Surgery for Esophagogastric Cancer in Asia
ABSTRACT Robotic‐assisted surgery (RAS) has moved from an experimental adjunct to an increasingly established component of gastrointestinal (GI) oncological practice in parts of Asia, a region that carries a disproportionately high burden of gastric and esophageal cancer. Asian surgeons have been among the earliest and most prolific contributors to the
Jia Jun Ang, Jimmy Bok Yan So
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Availability, treatment costs and affordability of SGLT-2 inhibitors and GLP-1 RAs for diabetes in 10 countries: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]
Li Z, Zhang S, Liu B.
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