Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková +4 more
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AUTHORITARIANISM AND COGNITIVE POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT
Primenjena Psihologija, 2018 This study analyses the linkage between authoritarianism and three indicators that describe one’s general cognitive orientation towards the world of politics: political knowledge, general interest in politics, and interest in the election campaign ...
Zoran Pavlović, Bojan Todosijević
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The politics of memory: contesting the "Convention Night" version of this historic day [PDF]
, 2014 To the degree that the American press corps serves as the creator of the first draft of history, it is in a privileged position of shaping not only what we remember but also how we remember it.
Amazeen, Michelle A.
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Temperature Sensitivity and Adaptation of Cereal Yields: Empirical Evidence From Italy
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper investigates the evolving temperature sensitivity and climate adaptation of cereal yields in Italy from 1952 to 2023, using province‐level data for maize, common wheat, and durum wheat. Employing panel data econometric methods, we estimate yield responses to heat exposure, changes in sensitivity over time, and adaptation to climate ...
Paolo Nota +2 more
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A Computational Electoral Competition Model with Social Clustering and Endogenous Interest Groups as Information Brokers [PDF]
We extend the basic model of spatial competition in two directions. First, political parties and voters do not have complete information but behave adaptively.
Sadiraj, V. +2 more
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Political Persuasion Through Social Media
KomunikatorIn contemporary society, social media has emerged as the predominant platform for the dissemination of political information, with a primary goal of influencing user perspectives.
Anter Venus +3 more
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Environmental Policy, Public Interest and Political Market [PDF]
In this article, we highlight the factors which influence governments in their decision to implement environmental policies of varying degrees of severity.
Georges A. Tanguay +2 more
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Who qualifies for citizenship: The political and legal mobilization of Muslims in France [PDF]
, 2009 This article aims to deconstruct the monolithic image of Muslims that is often presented in the media, politics, and academia today. Based on interview work completed in 2008 in France with Muslim activists and non-activists, as well as non-Muslim ...
Fredette, Jennifer
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The Development of British Commercial and Political Networks in the Straits Settlements 1800 to 1868: The Rise of a Colonial and Regional Economic Identity? [PDF]
, 2011 This paper examines the growth of the British commercial communities in the Straits Settlements in the first half of the nineteenth century. It describes how they emerged as a coherent commercial and political interest group, separate from the Indian ...
Webster, Tony
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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We link American Community Survey and SNAP records for 185,000 units with ground‐sourced social food infrastructure data from FindFoodIL (Illinois Extension SNAP‐Ed) to examine SNAP participation determinants among eligible units. Bivariate probit models reveal, beyond SNAP offices, quantity of social infrastructure is associated with ...
Michael Lotspeich‐Yadao +3 more
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