The Social Effects of Ethnic Diversity at the Local Level:A Natural Experiment with Exogenous Residential Allocation [PDF]
This paper demonstrates the effects of ethnic diversity on social relationships and the quality of public goods at a very finite neighborhood level. We use detailed block level data on diversity and housing quality from a representative survey on housing
Algan, Yann +2 more
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Policy diffusion theory, evidence-informed public health, and public health political science: a scoping review. [PDF]
Can J Public Health, 2023 Fundytus K +2 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Market‐based solutions are increasingly tested to address aflatoxin issues in peanuts in developing countries. Although previous studies have found that Haitian grocery store shoppers are willing to pay a 21% premium for peanut butter with levels of aflatoxin that meet international standards, no information is available for the much larger ...
Phendy Jacques +2 more
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Mixed research methods in political science and governance: approaches and applications. [PDF]
Qual Quant, 2023 Tzagkarakis SI, Kritas D.
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Could the chemical industry mitigate rapid global cooling from a catastrophic volcanic eruption?
AIChE Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Estimates based on historical data place the probability of a catastrophic volcanic eruption in the next 100 years at around one in six. Large volcanic eruptions can lead to significant global cooling for 2–4 years, with potentially devastating impacts on global agriculture.
David S. Sholl
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Biology & Political Science. Foundational Issues of Political Biology [PDF]
In their classic formulations, valid to this day, the issue of self-preservation is foundational for both political science and economics. In order to fixate this concept, the Modern theorists relied upon various assumptions about human nature.
Boari, Mircea
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Kyrgyzstan’s Fragmented Police and Armed Forces
Journal of Power Institutions in Post-Soviet Societies, 2011 This article is a first attempt to analyze the underlying reasons behind the unprofessional behavior of the Kyrgyz military and police during ethnic conflict in Osh on June 10-14, 2010.
Erica Marat
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Public budgets. Edited By Prof. Augustus R. Hatton. Philadelphia: American Academy of Political and Social Science. 1915 [PDF]
, 1916 Lent D. Upgon
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Grass functional traits reflect the long history of fire and grazers in the savannas of Texas
American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.Abstract Premise Understanding relationships among grass traits, fire, and herbivores may help improve conservation strategies for savannas that are threatened by novel disturbance regimes. Emerging theory, developed in Africa, emphasizes that functional traits of savanna grasses reflect the distinct ways that fire and grazers consume biomass ...
Ashish N. Nerlekar +2 more
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