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Technology Adoption, Social Learning, and Economic Policy [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2010 We study a two-player dynamic investment model with information externalities and provide necessary and sufficient conditions for a unique switching equilibrium. When the public information is sufficiently high and a social planer therefore expects an investment boom, investments should be taxed.
Paul Heidhues, Nicolas Melissas
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IMPLEMENTATION OF ADOPTION IN SOUTH AFRICA: PERSPECTIVES FROM PRACTITIONERS IN THE WESTERN CAPE
Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 2022 In South Africa adoption as a form of alternative care had decreased despite a supportive legal and policy environment. This qualitative exploratory study explored adoption policy implementation. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with four social
Jean Luyt, Leslie Swartz
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Conditions of registration for all regulated social care services and categories of registration for children’s homes and voluntary adoption agencies [PDF]
, 2011 Ofsted’s policy on conditions of registration for children’s homes, residential family centres, adoption support agencies, voluntary adoption agencies and independent fostering agencies, and on categories of registration for voluntary adoption agencies ...
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Frontiers in Environmental ScienceAs a new generation of urban water management concepts, sponge city (SC) initiative proposed by China plays the pivotal role in mitigating flood risk, combating climate change, and enhancing environmental resilience. The diffusion patterns and mechanisms
Chen Qian, Shupeng Lyu
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Comparing solar photovoltaic and battery adoption in Ontario and Germany: an agent-based approach
Energy Informatics, 2018 Background We use Agent Based Models (ABMs) to study and contrast the projected adoption of integrated photovoltaic and battery systems in both Ontario, Canada and Bavaria, Germany. Methods We carry out surveys in both jurisdictions to elicit Agent Based
Adedamola Adepetu +3 more
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Implementation Science Communications, 2023 Background This study explored reasons for the adoption of a policy to distribute report cards to parents about children’s weight status (“BMI report cards”) in Massachusetts (MA) public schools in 2009 and the contextual factors influencing the policy ...
Mary Kathryn Poole +3 more
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Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health SciencesBackground: Providing palliative care (PC) is an ethical obligation, and health systems must ensure access for all patients with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions.
Juanita O. Arendse +2 more
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A Model for Willingness to Adopt Open Government Policies in Iran [PDF]
فرایند مدیریت و توسعه, 2019 Based on the policy diffusion framework, some policies are adopted by policy makers. On the other hand, the ‘open government concept’ offers options to solve problems and challenges faced by governments, including corruption, distrust among citizens ...
Farajollah Rahnavard +3 more
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Frontiers in Public HealthIntroductionThe issue of tobacco control remains a significant concern for public health worldwide. In recent years, remarkable progress has been made toward adopting smoke-free measures in indoor public places.
Wenting Feng +3 more
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Land, 2021 Conservation tillage technology (CTT) provides a new solution to the problem of cultivated land protection. Using effective policy tools to ensure that farmers adopt conservation tillage technology is crucial to the sustainable utilization of cultivated ...
Hongbin Liu +5 more
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