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Informing the Euthanasia Debate: Perceptions of Australian Politicians
, 2018 In the debate on euthanasia or assisted dying, many different arguments have been advanced either for or against legal reform in the academic literature, and much contemporary academic research seeks to engage with these arguments.
Purser, Kelly +5 more
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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Cultural capital influences a wide range of social and economic outcomes, yet quantitative measures suitable for policy analysis remain limited. We develop county‐level cultural capital indices for the US based on Bourdieu's framework of objectified, embodied, and institutionalized cultural capital.
Pratyoosh Kashyap +2 more
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HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological StudiesThe budget presentation in Ghana’s parliament is an annual ritual required by the 1992 Constitution. As stipulated in Article 179, the Budget Statement and Economic Policy should detail the revenues and expenditures of the government for the upcoming ...
Kojo Okyere
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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines interval selection in the Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage Rainfall Index (PRF‐RI) program and evaluates how uniform premium subsidy rates affect optimal interval selections. Using South Dakota as a case study, we show a trend of increasing selection of nonproduction intervals from 2013 to 2024, raising concerns about program
Whoi Cho, Matthew Diersen
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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Disruptions in global fertilizer markets and climate targets have increased interest in fossil‐free mineral nitrogen fertilizers. This study examines farmers' preferences for conventional (fossil‐based) and fossil‐free fertilizers using a labeled discrete choice experiment with 211 Swedish farmers.
Nasir Adam +5 more
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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Using nationwide data on the US Environmental Protection Agency's Risk Management Plan (RMP) program, we examine the proportions of underserved populations living near facilities that use extremely hazardous chemicals, both before and after accidents involving fires, explosions, and/or toxic vapors occur.
Karlee Cook +3 more
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Do we really need politicians? : e-democracy vs. representative democracy
, 2019 This contribution was delivered on the occasion of the EUI State of the Union in Florence on 02 May 2019Do we really need politicians? E-democracy vs.
PÖTTERING, Hans-Gert +2 more
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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Collective agri‐environmental schemes offer a promising approach to improve biodiversity promotion in agriculture by providing landscape connectivity. However, how to design these schemes to foster participation in the presence of farmers' heterogeneous preferences and perceived transaction costs remains an open question.
Louisa Wyss +3 more
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Return and Volatility Spillovers Among Major Cotton Markets
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study explores return and volatility transmission among major cotton markets. Several events have disrupted cotton supply and demand in recent years, leading to heightened price volatility and significant shifts in market interconnections.
Susmitha Kalli +3 more
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Quid Pro Quo: Builders, Politicians, and Election Finance in India- Working Paper 276 [PDF]
In developing countries where elections are costly and accountability mechanisms weak, politicians often turn to illicit means of financing campaigns.
Devesh Kapur, Milan Vaishnav
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