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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Increased frequency of extreme weather events, particularly droughts, threatens grassland farming by destabilizing yields and farms' economic viability. We examine, theoretically and through numerical simulations, how sown plant diversity (natural insurance) influences the attractiveness of indemnity and drought index insurance (formal ...
Nicolas Alou +3 more
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Towards reason: political disputes, public attention and the use of expert knowledge in policymaking [PDF]
This article examines expert knowledge utilization in public policy processes. We study how much expert knowledge is employed and the extent to which decision-makers deliberate on the information provided by the experts, under various conditions of ...
Lundin, Martin, Öberg, PerOla
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Understanding Egg Price Volatility and Policy Implications in the U.S. With Machine Learning
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Eggs are an inexpensive and sustainable source of proteins, but volatility in the U.S. egg prices has intensified in recent years, raising concerns over food affordability and market stability. This study examines the drivers of U.S. egg price dynamics over 2004–2025 using a two‐stage framework that combines LASSO‐based variable selection with
Xuemei Zhao +3 more
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Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, 2012 With tensions rising in the South China Sea, China’s use of its economic leverage over Southeast Asian countries has recently come into focus. With increasing economic and trade ties between China and Southeast Asia, the question being asked is whether ...
Madhu Sudan Ravindran
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Local Aspirants and Politicised Chieftaincy Disputes: Evidence from Northern Ghana
Africa SpectrumWhy do politicians intervene in some chieftaincy succession disputes but not others? The key actors and their motivations in these processes remain understudied.
Xiran Chen
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Trade Barriers and Exports between Western Balkan Countries
Naše Gospodarstvo, 2019 The aim of the paper is to identify the trade barriers imposed by the Western Balkan countries. All barriers, whether tariff or non-tariff, undoubtedly impede the normal development of trade between countries.
Jusufi Gezim, Bellaqa Bashkim
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Economic Criteria for Settling Federalism Disputes with an Application to Food Safety Regulation [PDF]
Federal ism disputes arising from state regulations, particularly those pursuing health, safety, and environmental goals, are a common feature of the U.S . political system.
Caswell, Julie A., Kleinschmit, Jaana K.
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Conflict, Resistance and Alliances in a Multi-Governance Setting: Reshaping Realities in the Andhra Pradesh Irrigation Reforms \ud [PDF]
, 2008 In this article, we will explore how local politics of policy, in the interaction with governance mechanisms, have produced specific polity outcomes in the irrigation sector of Andhra Pradesh. The water sector of Andhra Pradesh, which has been struggling
Molen, Irna van der, Nikku, Bala Raju
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The Biofuels Blueprint: Understanding the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We provide a comprehensive review of the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), synthesizing nearly two decades of program evolution, market outcomes, and economic analysis. The RFS mandates minimum volumes of renewable fuel blending through a nested structure based on life‐cycle greenhouse gas reductions, enforced via tradeable Renewable ...
Maria Gerveni +3 more
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Violencia(s) y populismo: aproximaciones a una lucha conceptual en Colombia y Argentina
Colombia Internacional, 2014 This article proposes reconstructing some fundamental aspects of the political-intellectual disputes by defining what was popular in Colombia and Argentina in the second half of the 20th century.
Ana Lucía Magrini
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