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Protection Motivation Theory and Farmers' Participation in Futures Markets: Evidence From Germany

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines why German farmers show limited adoption of commodity futures contracts despite substantial price volatility, applying Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) to understand the cognitive processes driving participation decisions in futures markets. Survey data from 303 German farmers collected in 2024 were analyzed using Partial
Hendrik Wever, Marius Michels, Oliver Musshoff   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Can Pollution Tax Rebates Protect Low-Income Families? The Effects of Relative Wage Rates [PDF]

Pollution taxes are believed to burden low-income households that spend a greater than average share of income on pollution-intensive goods. Some propose to offset that effect by returning revenue to low-income workers via reduced labor tax.
Don Fullerton, Holly Monti
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Direct and Indirect Costs per Visit for Elderly Patients and Their Caretakers Receiving Complete Dentures in Health Region 9, Thailand. [PDF]

Health Serv Insights
Phimha S, Sirikarn P, Rattanachariya N, Pinsuwan C, Sirichan K, Noysuwan N.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Effects of Outsourced Agricultural Extension Services on the Technical Efficiency and Financial Returns of Soybean Farms in Northern Cameroon

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the agricultural landscape of most developing countries, the last decade has witnessed the expansion of outsourced agricultural extension services. Private firms and nongovernmental organizations focused on delivering agricultural extension and advisory services to farmers have emerged.
Boris D. Soh Wenda, Doria A. Medondjeu, Dorothy E. Fon, Stefan Sieber   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Evolution of Income Concentration in Japan, 1886-2002: Evidence from Income Tax Statistics [PDF]

This paper studies the evolution of income concentration in Japan from 1886 to 2002 by constructing long-run series of top income shares and top wage income shares, using income tax statistics.
Emmanuel Saez, Chiaki Moriguchi
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Changes in nutrition-related health outcomes following a minimum wage increase. [PDF]

SSM Popul Health
Caspi CE, Gombi-Vaca MF, De Marco M, Pratt R, Durfee T, Myers SL, Wolfson J, Harnack LJ.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Blockchain‐Based Smart Contracts in US Specialty Crop Marketing: Grower Preferences and Adoption Potential

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using survey and discrete choice experiment data, we examined US specialty crop growers' preferences for marketing contract attributes in the context of emerging blockchain‐based technologies and expanding traceability initiatives. Results show that farmers preferred traditional written contracts but might be willing to accept digital ...
Elizabeth Canales, Alba J. Collart, Matthew G. Interis, Esther Mmenaa Agyemang‐Duah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Taxes and employment subsidies in optimal redistribution programs [PDF]

This paper explores how to optimally set taxes 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 ...
Szalay, Dezsö, Blackorby, Charles, Beaudry, Paul   +2 more
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Association between state minimum wage and firearm suicides in the USA, 2000-2020. [PDF]

Inj Prev
Merrill-Francis M, Dunphy C, Lennon N, Chen MS, Grady C, Miller GF, Girod C, McCourt AD.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Livelihood Diversification as an Adaptation Strategy to Climate Change and Household Food Security of Livestock Holders in Pakistan

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rural farm households continue to face significant risks from climate change, resulting in many of them diversifying their livelihood sources into other income‐generating activities to increase their incomes and improve food and nutrition security. In this study, we examine the drivers and impact of farm households' participation in livelihood
Mahwish Arshad, Awudu Abdulai
wiley   +1 more source