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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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What Makes Autocracies’ Soft Power Strategies Special? Evidence from Russia and China [PDF]
, 2016 The paper problematizes the national soft power strategies of authoritarian states arguing that many of their features stem from those countries’ political regime.
Patalakh, Artem
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract This study explores the rent price ratio in agricultural land markets, crucial for evaluating market efficiency, policy needs, and farmer decision‐making. Traditionally, the analyses faced challenges due to the absence of concurrent sale and rent data for the same land, potentially leading to biased results.
Marius Michels +4 more
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For What it’s Worth: The Political Construction of Quality in French and Italian Wine Markets
, 2017 At the heart of political organization, we find weak and atomized individuals who aggregate their power to challenge concentrated power. Wine politics show us that within market economies we find the same political movements.
Carter, E.
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The Bitter Taste of Brazil's Temporary Import Ban on Robusta Coffee
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Brazil, a leading Robusta coffee producer and exporter, faced a significant drought in 2016–2017, which drastically reduced production and depleted stocks. Consequently, Brazil temporarily permitted the import of one million 60‐kg bags of Robusta coffee in the spring 2017. An import ban was imposed shortly afterward due to lobbying by domestic
Hanifi Otgun +2 more
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Introduction: women and power, from descriptive to substantive representation
Revista CIDOB d'Afers Internacionals, 2021 The analysis of women’s access to the spaces of political power has produced a prolific field of research. Some of the range of aspects addressed have been amply studied, such as the number of women in political office.
Mercedes García Montero +1 more
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Citizen Skeptic: Cicero’s Academic Republicanism [PDF]
, 2015 The skeptical challenge to politics is that if knowledge is in short supply and it is a condition for the proper use of political power, then there is very little just politics.
Aikin, Scott
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How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan +3 more
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Современная наука и инновации, 2022 The article is devoted to the main conceptual approaches to the study of international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), which are one of the important institutions of a modern civil society.
Nelli Renatovna Kanshaova
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Separation of Powers, Political Competition and Efficient Provision of Public Goods [PDF]
, 2010 In this paper we provide a political game where agents decide whether to become legislators or politicians. Legislators determine the political institutions constraining politicians\' behavior and politicians compete for gaining the power to make ...
Boukouras, Aristotelis +1 more
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