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Changes in the political elite, economy and society of Belarus. Appearances and reality [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
In late 2006 and early 2007, relations between Russia and Belarus were hit by the most serious crisis in many years. In a setting of heightened tension, the Belarusian authorities decided to gradually modify their economic policy and thoroughly ...
Kłysinski, Kamil   +2 more
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Uncovering renewable energy policy impact channels on land values, the local farm structure, and farmland heterogeneity

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Germany's Renewable Energy Sources Act (REA), enacted in 2000 and subsequently amended, subsidized national renewable energy production with fixed feed‐in tariffs for renewable energy sources (RE) from wind, solar, and biogas. Empirical studies suggest that the policy was creating windfall effects for landowners and attribute farmland use ...
Lars Isenhardt   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

«Velvet» Revolutions as Political Technologies: Foreign Experience

open access: yesПроблемы постсоветского пространства, 2017
This article analyzes the geopolitical struggle by means of “revolutions” as the instrument for organizing the coup d’etat. Using the extensive sources, the author studies the causes, driving forces, the role of external factors in preparation and ...
Ekaterina Gennadievna Ilyinova
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Causal analysis of trade loss from pathogens: A global study of foot and mouth disease impacts on meat exports

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Our general interest is in global trade loss from livestock pathogens, specifically exports. We adopt a causal inference approach that considers animal disease outbreaks over time as non‐staggered binary treatments with the potential for switching in (infection) and out of treatment (recovery) within the sample period. The outcome evolution of
Mohammad Maksudur Rahman   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

INTERNAL POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC PROCESSES IN UKRAINE (PERIOD OF V. YANUKOVICH RULING)

open access: yesПроблемы постсоветского пространства, 2017
This paper investigates the period of Victor Yanukovich ruling. His economic policy allowed for keeping the situation under control, not admitting deterioration of the social conditions of the people.
K. G. Ilinova
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Lost ground, lost value: Investigating the relationship between soil erosion and agricultural land value

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines the impact of soil erosion on agricultural land values in the United States (US) Midwest. Based on a novel county‐level panel data set with information on soil erosion levels and agricultural land values covering five census years (1997, 2002, 2007, 2012, and 2017), we separately investigate the direct effect of two types ...
Le Chen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

How cold is too cold? A theoretical analysis of the optimal trigger for index insurance for frost damage to crops

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Crop insurance is undoubtedly an extremely valuable element in protecting agricultural businesses, but in many cases standard indemnity‐based products have had very low uptake due to high transaction costs elevating premiums to unaffordable levels.
Amogh Prakasha Kumar   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The future of Ukrainian civilization

open access: yes
У роботі розглядаються можливі сценарії майбутнього розвитку України, зокрема в контексті політичних, економічних, соціальних змін. Проаналізовано різні варіанти розвитку подій, враховуючи як внутрішні фактори (реформи, економічне зростання), так і ...
MYKHALCHENKO, Mykola   +1 more
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Seeds of change: The impact of Ethiopia's direct seed marketing approach on smallholders' seed purchases and productivity

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract While multiple factors explain low adoption rates of improved varieties by small‐scale farmers in sub‐Saharan Africa, a key supply‐side constraint is the limited availability of seed embodying new traits in the volume, quality, price, and timeliness required by farmers. This constraint is partly attributable to classical failures in the market
Dawit Mekonnen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Patriotism among Slovenian Youth: Empirical Research

open access: yesPolitics in Central Europe
Research in Slovenia shows a low level of expression of patriotism among young people, which points to the fact that we are unable to express this value because we are not convinced of its quality and necessity.
Kukovič Simona
doaj   +1 more source

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