Are dairy cows replaced too early? Evidence from a structural model and cow‐level data
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract In past analyses of animal replacement decisions, studies have claimed that dairy farms often replace dairy cows too early to be maximizing profits. I estimate a structural model of asset replacement to determine the motives behind early replacement of dairy cows.
Jared P. Hutchins
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Wage and Compensation Inequality — How Different? [PDF]
The paper compares the distribution of individuals’ wage to the distribution of labor compensation when important non-wage benefits are included. In our study for Sweden focus is on pensions, survivors’ benefits and sickness benefits.
Ståhlberg, Ann-Charlotte, Selén, Jan
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The Unseen Costs of Low-Income Work: Understanding the Relationship Between Parent Work and Child Cognitive and Academic Outcomes. [PDF]
Behav Sci (Basel)Agars MD, Howard GJ.
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Policy uncertainty shocks and farm investments in Europe: Evidence from a newspaper‐based index
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract In order to quantify the impact of agricultural policy uncertainty on European farmers' investment behavior, we construct a newspaper‐based monthly index of European agricultural policy uncertainty from 2013 to 2023. We use 327,224 newspaper articles to assess and compare the trends in policy uncertainty across five top agricultural producers ...
Viviana Garcia +2 more
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Association of Serum Ascorbic Acid and Zinc Levels with Depressive Symptoms in Young Ecuadorian Adults: A Case-Control Study. [PDF]
Med Sci (Basel)Guamán Espinoza SB +6 more
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American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract This study assesses the effects of the 2009 Black Saturday Bushfires (BSB), which primarily occurred in rural regions of Victoria and represent the deadliest bushfire event in Australia's history, on household energy poverty. Using a linear panel event‐study, an entropy‐balanced event‐study, and a staggered difference‐in‐differences (DiD ...
Yitian Wang, Russell Smyth
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Tax Evasion, Minimum Wage Non-Compliance and Informality [PDF]
We study the impact of tax and minimum wage reforms on the incidence of informality. To gauge the incidence of informality, we use measures of the extent of tax evasion, the extent of minimum wage non-compliance, and the size of the informal workforce ...
Basu, Arnab K. +2 more
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American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract In Canada, precarious migration is largely invisibilized. Nonetheless, b/ordering greatly affects people's realities by limiting access to social rights. In Quebec, migrants with precarious status (MPS) do not have access to healthcare, although Quebec has a “universal” healthcare coverage.
Émilie Pigeon‐Gagné +3 more
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Evolution of the Industrial Wage Structure in China Since 1980 [PDF]
Industry mean wages in China have exhibited sharply increased dispersion since the early 1990s. The upward trend in differences of average wages among major industry groups parallels increases in wage and income inequality not only between rural and ...
Kwon, O Hyun +2 more
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Association Between Systemic Inflammatory Response Index at Labour Admission and Episiotomy Wound Dehiscence After Vaginal Delivery. [PDF]
Diagnostics (Basel)Güvenç Z +3 more
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