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Temperature Sensitivity and Adaptation of Cereal Yields: Empirical Evidence From Italy
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper investigates the evolving temperature sensitivity and climate adaptation of cereal yields in Italy from 1952 to 2023, using province‐level data for maize, common wheat, and durum wheat. Employing panel data econometric methods, we estimate yield responses to heat exposure, changes in sensitivity over time, and adaptation to climate ...
Paolo Nota +2 more
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In memoriam – Pietro Grilli di Cortona
Italian Political Science, 2017 In July 16, 2015, Professor Pietro Grilli di Cortona, then President of the Italian Political Science Association (SISP) prematurely died at the age of only 61 years, after a long battle with a serious disease that he faced bravely. He is survived by his
Maurizio Cotta
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The system functions of direct democracy - a ranking of 103 countries in the world
Frontiers in Political ScienceWe introduce a new framework of the functions of direct democracy within a democratic political system. These are: (1) channeling political input into the decision-making arenas by circumventing organized interests (input function), (2) channeling ...
Eike-Christian Hornig +1 more
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Ban Glyphosate—Does It Affect the Swedish Farmers' Willingness to Grow Cover Crops?
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The cultivation of cover crops is one of the new Eco‐scheme practices introduced in Sweden. This study examines how the design of policy attributes of these schemes influences farmers' willingness to grow cover crops on arable land, with particular focus on the potential impact of a glyphosate ban.
Vivian Wei Huang +2 more
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Indigenous peoples and their demands in political systems [PDF]
Revista CIDOB d'Afers Internacionals, 2009 During the last two decades of the 20th century, indigenous groups mobilised themselves in many countries in Latin America with the aim of calling for various rights based on their ethnic status.
Willem Assies
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Cultural Education: Panacea or Amplifier of Existing Inequalities in Political Engagement?
Social Inclusion, 2021 Cultural education has recently been particularly emphasized as key for the promotion of equal opportunities, social cohesion and political engagement.
Lea Fobel, Nina Kolleck
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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In recent decades, agriculture has become increasingly concentrated through horizontal mergers and acquisitions via corporate entities, and policy makers are concerned this will be exacerbated by the aging population of farm operators. To reduce market concentration in agriculture, many states have enacted policies to entice new prospective ...
Justin M. Ross +2 more
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Latin America: Presidential Power and the Opposition in the Twenty-first Century
Контуры глобальных трансформаций: политика, экономика, право, 2018 At the end of 2017 Latin America has entered the electoral super cycle, which runs until the end of 2019. In the region will take place the elections of all levels: presidential, legislative, local, as well as referendums.
N. M. YAKOVLEVA
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Measuring Nutrition Security Using the Consumer Food Data System Datasets
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Nutrition security is an emerging concept lacking a consensus definition, conceptualization, or standardized measure. This perspectives manuscript synthesizes findings from two previously published analyses to assess the feasibility of using available measures of key dimensions of nutrition security from two Consumer Food Data System (CFDS ...
Vibha Bhargava +2 more
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Evolution of Party Systems: New Point of Bifurcation?
Контуры глобальных трансформаций: политика, экономика, право, 2018 In face of the relative success of the right and left populists, among representatives of the intellectual elite on the West arose a conviction – in order to restore the liberal order and prevent the final victory of populists, traditional parties will
E. G. SOLOVYEV
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