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Livestock Tango: U.S. and Latin America Dance Together, but Who Will Lead?
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the competitiveness between Latin American and U.S. livestock and meat sectors. We employ a computable general equilibrium modeling framework to evaluate two scenarios: coordinated improvements in Latin American productivity, transport efficiency, and market access (Scenario I), and the minimum productivity gains required ...
Taís C. Menezes +2 more
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Temperature and Farm Labor in Nigeria
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We estimate the impact of temperature shocks on the composition of farm labor in rural Nigeria using a nationally representative household panel survey. Leveraging plausibly exogenous year‐to‐year variation in growing season temperatures, we find that warmer temperatures significantly alter farm labor composition, prompting a substantial shift
Andu Berha
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Development of Auditing in Malaysia:Legal,Political and Historical Influences [PDF]
, 2011 This work investigates the role and contribution of external auditing as practised in the Malaysian society during the forty year period from independence in 1957 to just before the onset of the Asian Financial Crisis in 1997.
Ojo, Mariane.B.
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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Understanding how policy instruments with overlapping goals interact is crucial for leveraging their synergies. This study explores the mechanisms for regional nature parks (a form of protected areas that impose no restrictions on agriculture) to enhance the adoption of biodiversity‐conserving agri‐environment schemes (AES) in Switzerland ...
Yanbing Wang +3 more
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The Role of Auditors in Nigerian Banking Crisis. [PDF]
, 2010 In market societies people routinely have to transact with faceless corporations about whom they have little personal knowledge. In such societies external auditing and auditors are promoted as a trust engendering technology and watchdog with the ...
Lauwo, S., Olatunde, J.
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Markets Mitigate Land‐Use Competition From Energy Crops and Increase Farm Revenues
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Meeting the US Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge target of 35 billion gal annually by 2050 will require an estimated 380 million–700 million dry tons of agricultural biomass feedstock. This study evaluates the implications of large‐scale biomass production for land use, crop production, and market outcomes under mature market ...
Daniel G. De La Torre Ugarte +2 more
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A Consulting Giant; a Disgruntled Client: a ?Failed? Attempt to Change Management Controls in a Public Sector Organisation [PDF]
, 2010 There has been very little research into management consulting interventions in public sector organisations especially in emerging economies. This paper aims to fill this void by narrating the empirics of a consulting assignment carried out by a large ...
Ashraf, J, Uddin, S
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Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research, EarlyView.The article attracts researchers, policymakers, and industry leaders in renewable energy, hydrogen, and sustainable development, as it addresses the critical need for clean, efficient energy solutions. By evaluating the technical, environmental, and economic feasibility of integrating wind energy with hydrogen production. The findings offer significant
Mohamed Elnaggar +4 more
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Changing the University System Management: a study of the Italian scenario [PDF]
, 2015 Over recent years, the Italian University System has been handling a phase of deep changes, which have had significant impact on its mission and on the way it operates.
Lardo A +3 more
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Citizen Engagement for Social and Technological Innovation in Sustainable Energy Systems
Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research, EarlyView.This study underscores the potential of citizen participation in the energy transition by providing insights to foster citizen‐driven innovation. An analysis of energy communities, one of the most dynamic innovations in the energy sector, reveals that these models can be citizen‐led initiatives regarding their operational and organizational structure ...
Ana Belén Cristóbal +3 more
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