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Dissecting Extreme Price Fluctuations in Mineral Fertilizers: Regularities and Co‐Movements in Light of Global Food Security

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Extreme swings in food prices can put food security at risk. Fertilizer prices are among the main drivers of food prices. This work explores the recurrent behavior of the extreme global fertilizer price fluctuations underlying food price dynamics.
Massimiliano Calvia
wiley   +1 more source

AIDS: Politics and Science [PDF]

open access: yesNew England Journal of Medicine, 1988
Ethicists sometimes embark on an approach to thorny issues with the assertion that "good data make good ethics"; the same could be said of good politics. The burgeoning problems posed by the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic will put social systems and political skills to a severe test, but in the six years since the first cases of ...
openaire   +6 more sources

STS as science or politics? [PDF]

open access: yesSocial Studies of Science, 2017
In a recent editorial for this journal, Sergio Sismondo makes two claims. First, he states that STS bears no responsibility for the emergence of post-truth politics. Second, he claims that debates about the nature of expertise that take place within STS are irrelevant in this context.
Martin Weinel   +2 more
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Beyond Labels: Exploring Consumer Preferences for Plant‐Based Meat Labeling Policies

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Whether meat‐related terms should be permitted on the labels of plant‐based meat alternatives is hotly debated. Utilizing survey data featuring a discrete choice experiment, we examine consumer responses to plant‐based meat alternatives under three labeling scenarios: no restrictions; a ban on meat‐related terms; and a requirement for a ...
Liam J. S. Boldt   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

SCIENCE AND POLITICS

open access: yesProceedings of the Institute of State and Law of the RAS, 1951
A translation of a paper by the Austrian philosopher and lawyer Hans Kelsen devoted to the conceptual understanding of the principle of objectivity in hu ma ni tarian knowledge is presented. The paper was published in The American Po li tical Science Review in 1951.
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A Scoping Review of Nudges for Enhancing Agricultural Policy

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Following PRISMA guidelines, we conduct a scoping review on 18 empirical studies on nudging interventions for farmers in Europe and the USA. The evidence on the effectiveness of nudges is mixed. Some studies demonstrate positive outcomes, particularly when nudges are combined with other interventions; others report no effect or negative ...
Nadja El Benni   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Market Dominance and Barriers To Competition in Financial Trading Venues [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
The Market in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) aims to increase competition and to foster client protection in the European financial market. Among other provisions, it abolishes the concentration rule and challenges the market ower of existing ...
Ribeiro, Ricardo - London School of Economics and Political Science
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Evaluating Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program Impact on Crop Indemnities

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The 2018 Farm Bill established the Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program (FSCP), which was focused on removing feral hogs and restoring damaged property. We conduct a quasi‐experimental analysis of FSCP on crop damage using crop insurance data and a staggered difference‐in‐difference model.
Hence Duncan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Political Theory, Political Science and Public Policy: an Interdisciplinary Approach. A Conversation with Robert Goodin [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
In this interview, Robert Goodin discusses some of the main issues he has tackled in his work, with a particular focus on the relation between political theory and political science, and the challenges and benefits of an interdisciplinary approach for ...
Bistagnino, Giulia
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Politics and Political Science [PDF]

open access: yesAnnual Review of Political Science, 2018
Throughout my life, politics and political science have been intertwined. I handed out leaflets for Adlai Stevenson at age 12, participated in protests at Oberlin and Berkeley, and, as I developed professional expertise, worked with national security agencies. Conflict has been a continuing interest, particularly whether situations are best analyzed as
openaire   +2 more sources

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