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Information flow and the adoption of soil‐improving and water conservation measures, and household welfare: Insights from a randomized controlled trial in Uganda

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Extension services are designed to facilitate the flow of information from researchers to farmers. However, information failures continue to impede the diffusion of soil‐improving and water conservation technologies in Sub‐Saharan African countries. We use a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to examine the impact of an extension‐based campaign
Esther Gloria Mbabazi, Awudu Abdulai, Enoch M. Kikulwe, Elisabetta Gotor   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Propaganda: Reinterpreting the Democratic Problem

Constellations, EarlyView.
Siri Sylvan
wiley   +1 more source

Trajectories of Change Following Relationship Education for Couples Raising Children With Disabilities

Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Couples raising children with disabilities face unique and ongoing stressors that challenge their capacity to parent effectively and threaten the health of their couple and coparenting relationship. This may be especially true among couples receiving child welfare services. Guided by the vulnerability–stress–adaptation model, the current study
Christine M. Hargrove, Ted G. Futris, Evin W. Richardson, Assaf Oshri   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Imagination Will Not Be Automized: On AI Image Generators and Epistemic Oppression

Constellations, EarlyView.
Sarah Abel
wiley   +1 more source

Universalism: an 11‐year longitudinal study

Economica, EarlyView.
Abstract How individuals make trade‐offs between socially proximate or distant groups impacts upon a wide range of social, political and economic behaviours. This paper exploits Norwegian administrative register data over the 2012–2022 period to assess whether, and if so how, such ‘(moral) universalism’ develops as individuals age and go through major ...
Christine Bangum, Benny Geys, Rune Sørensen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do Resource‐Constrained Small Private Firms Support Incumbent or Nonincumbent Factions? Evidence From Chinese Township and Village Enterprises

Economics &Politics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Research on corporate political strategy emphasizes firm—government engagement but largely treats governments as unitary and political alignment as stable. Drawing on stakeholder theory and the behavioral theory of the firm (BTOF), this study challenges these assumptions by examining how resource‐constrained small private firms navigate ...
Lee Li, Gongming Qian
wiley   +1 more source

Life‐cycle living standards of male‐headed households: Evidence from Stockholm, 1800–80

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Recent research in economic history argues for using a household life cycle standard‐of‐living approach that includes the income and expenses of all household members and considers fluctuations in the household over the life course. This study builds on that approach by empirically examining the development of living standards in male‐headed ...
Anton Svensson
wiley   +1 more source

Gender inequality in urban British Africa: Evidence from Anglican marriage registers

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract We examine the colonial origins and evolution of gender inequality in mission schooling and formal labour force participation across six cities in British colonial Africa, using marriage register data for some 30,000 Anglican brides and grooms well‐positioned to benefit from colonial educational and employment opportunities.
Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Jacob Weisdorf
wiley   +1 more source

Regional and local divergence in welfare provision in England and Wales, 1776–1815

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This article uses the township‐level data on welfare expenditure and provision gathered by parish officers in England and Wales at three points between 1776 and 1815 to illuminate regional and local differences during the period. These data have been linked to geographic information system (GIS) mapping systems, facilitating the mapping of ...
John Broad
wiley   +1 more source

Relics, writing, and devotion in early medieval Chelles

Early Medieval Europe, EarlyView.
The discovery in 1983 of a collection of relics with their medieval identificatory tags in the parish church of Chelles opened new avenues for research on devotional and writing practices in this Frankish royal foundation. This is the first systematic study of the corpus of relic labels that accompanied these sacred objects, particularly of the subset ...
Ana de Oliveira Dias
wiley   +1 more source