Results 81 to 90 of about 3,110,873 (306)
"On the 'Faustian' Dynamics of Policy and Political Power" [PDF]
This paper examines the Faustian dynamics of policy and power. We posit a general class of dynamic games in which current policies affect the future distribution of political power, resulting in the following “Faustian trade off”: if the current ruler ...
Jinhui Bai, Roger Lagunoff
core
Politics makes strange bedfellows: addressing the ‘messy’ power dynamics in design practice [PDF]
, 2009 The paper addresses the role of the designer in navigating through politics and power dynamics that can potentially hinder ways in which people have input into a design process.
Akama, Yoko
core
Tying legitimacy to political power: Graded legitimacy standards for international institutions [PDF]
, 2019 International institutions have become increasingly important not only in the relations between states, but also for individuals. When are these institutions legitimate? The legitimacy standards fo..
Scherz, Antoinette
core +1 more source
Accounting for animal health in efficiency analysis: An application to Swedish dairy farms
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Poor animal health is a central concern in modern livestock production. Despite the necessity to incorporate animal health in efficiency analysis, the theoretical and empirical developments are limited on this subject. This article appropriately characterizes the axiomatic properties of animal health within a production framework.
Frederic Ang +3 more
wiley +1 more source
Frontiers in Environmental ScienceThis study aims to explore the impact of digital technology innovation on energy efficiency and energy intensity, and further provide new insights for addressing emerging challenges in energy economics.
Shaokui Gao +6 more
doaj +1 more source
Food inflation pass‐through from agricultural imports in a small open economy
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract This paper develops a new framework for quantifying cost pass‐through in a small open economy by estimating firm‐level markup responses to agricultural import price shocks. We show theoretically that markup adjustments depend on firms' reliance on imported inputs and demand curvature, generating heterogeneous inflationary effects across firm ...
Minseong Kang, Seungki Lee
wiley +1 more source
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Large‐scale land reforms constitute a substantial redistribution of wealth and reallocation of agricultural land, which is a major form of asset and production input in developing countries. While land redistribution (from the rich to the poor) remains a highly controversial issue, extensive evidence on its effect is limited.
Devashish Mitra +3 more
wiley +1 more source
Women's Power in Moldova (14th - 17th Centuries). Gender Studies [PDF]
Codrul Cosminului, 2017 The involvement of women in political history is a topic of great interest for our past and it gives us suggestions for a new view over the history. We need to equally mention that the purpose of this essay is to modify the accents of history, which ...
Lilia Zabolotnaia
doaj
Lost in aggregation? On the importance of local food price data for food poverty estimates
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract This paper explores within‐country variations in food price dynamics and food poverty estimates by employing local market price data and national consumer price index (CPI) data. Our results show that national CPI data may be useful for approximating national trends but they fail to detect and identify spatial variations in local trends, which
Stephan Dietrich +4 more
wiley +1 more source