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Farmers' Preferences for Gene Editing Crops and Influencing Factors

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Gene editing (GE) is gaining momentum worldwide, but limited data on UK farmers' preferences hinders our understanding of its potential impact amid deregulation debates. Based on a survey of 200 English arable farmers, we employ a Latent Class Analysis and Multinomial Logit regressions to investigate current preferences for GE crops.
Bertolozzi‐Caredio Daniele, Vigani Mauro   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Voluntary Collective Action to Address Growing Agricultural Challenges in Two Countries: Experimental Insights and Commonalities

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We conducted two framed field economic experiments with citrus farmers in Florida, United States and soybean farmers in Argentina to investigate their willingness to coordinate pest and weed management efforts. Despite the contrast between these two agricultural contexts, we find striking behavioral commonalities.
Ariel Singerman, Sergio H. Lence
wiley   +1 more source

Deconstructing Reality: A Postmodern Analysis of the Concept of Truth

Journal of African Politics, 2023
This article presents a postmodern analysis of the concept of truth, deconstructing reality by firstly tracing the historical development of the concept in different philosophical epochs and then highlighting the role of language, power, and cultural ...
Denis Muhamba, Boniphace Shimba Francis   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing Government Subsidies for Reducing Pesticide Use: A Meta‐Analysis

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the efforts being made by governments to reduce pesticide use, subsidies are an important instrument to encourage farmers to adopt more sustainable practices. Yet, their effectiveness remains uncertain due to diverse designs and contexts.
Gaëlle Leduc, Douadia Bougherara, Thi Thanh Mai Ha, Laure Latruffe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Disclosure of true medical information: the case of Bangladesh

BMC Medical Ethics
Background Truth-telling in health care is about providing patients with accurate information about their diagnoses and prognoses to enable them to make decisions that can benefit their overall health.
Sanwar Siraj, Kristien Hens, Yousuf Ali
doaj   +1 more source

Ex‐Ante Assessment of Farm Resilience to Institutional Shocks: A Modeling Approach

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using the agent‐based model SWISSland, we simulate farm‐level responses and interactions under two institutional shocks: tariff reductions and direct payment reductions. Using a framework we developed, we assess resilience capacities, resilience attributes, and the provision of private and public goods, following the shock.
Nadja El Benni, Gabriele Mack
wiley   +1 more source

The Social Meanings of Artifacts: Face Masks in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, research has explored various aspects of face mask use. While most of the research explores their effectiveness to prevent the spread of the virus, a growing body of literature has found that using face masks
Franziska Schönweitz, Johanna Eichinger, Johanna Eichinger, Janneke M. L. Kuiper, Fernandos Ongolly, Wanda Spahl, Barbara Prainsack, Bettina M. Zimmermann, Bettina M. Zimmermann   +8 more
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Rational Expectations and Market Timing: An Event Study of the China–United States Phase One Trade Deal

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rational actors constantly incorporate information into their decision‐making behavior. Since there is often a time lag between the announcement of a policy and its implementation, an important question arises: when do rational actors incorporate new information into their market behavior, at the announcement or at the implementation of a ...
Tim Ölkers, Oliver Mußhoff
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding rural Chinese residents’ perceptions of palliative care: a grounded theory study of beliefs about a good death

BMC Palliative Care
Background Palliative care development in China remains marked by urban-rural inequality, with service expansion concentrated mainly in urban and better-resourced settings.
Shenglong Sun, Shengyu Zhao, Shuai Yuan, Yunling Wang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Why grateful refugees are epistemically harmed

Ethics & Global Politics
The belief that refugees should demonstrate gratitude is prevalent in popular culture and also noticeable in political theory, especially when questioning whether refugees are required to adhere to the laws of their host country. This paper addresses the
Leonardo B. S. Menezes
doaj   +1 more source