Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract Outsourcing pest and disease control (PDC) has grown rapidly worldwide, especially in developing countries. Although numerous studies have investigated various advantages of outsourcing PDC, little is known about its impact on pesticide expenditure.
Pengcheng Wang +2 more
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Socially Optimal Taxation of Alcohol: The Case of Czech Beer [PDF]
The proposed paper belongs to the literature on food demand and optimal taxation and to the literature dealing with economics of alcohol production and consumption.
Janda, Karel +2 more
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Foreign labor, peer‐networking and agricultural efficiency in the Italian dairy sector
Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract While the presence of immigrants in the agricultural sector is widely acknowledged, the empirical evidence on its economic consequences is lacking, especially from a microeconomic perspective. Using the Farm Accountancy Data Network panel data for Italian dairy farms in the period 2008–2018, the present study investigates the relationship ...
Federico Antonioli +2 more
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New Frontier: Positive Economic Psychology
Open PsychologyThis article introduces Positive Economic Psychology, a novel discipline that integrates Positive Psychology and Economic Psychology. The article elucidates the two parent disciplines, detailing their respective goals, remits, key topics, research ...
Hart Rona, Hart Dan
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Farmers' Willingness to Grow Cover Crops: Examining the Economic Factors of Adoption in Alabama [PDF]
The inclusion of cover crops in cropping systems brings both direct and indirect costs and benefits. The literature has shown that cover crops can improve soil conservation and productivity, potentially improving cash crop yields and decreasing cash crop
Bergtold, Jason S. +2 more
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Effects of El Niño and the Positive Indian Ocean Dipole (+IOD) on Health, Food Security, Economics, and Conflict in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries in the Indo‐Pacific: A Systematic Review [PDF]
Andrea Floridi +9 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract This study examines producer participation choices considering a variety of potential benefits linked to state‐sponsored marketing programs, using a real choice dataset of farmers in Missouri. Multinomial logit models are employed to predict determinants of farmer enrollment in three tiers of the Missouri Grown local food marketing program ...
Lan Tran, Ye Su, Laura McCann
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Development of Student Worksheets for Economics Subjects Based on Learning by Doing
Tekno - PedagogiThis research aims to develop student worksheets based on Learning by Doing in learning Economics subjects for class X students at Senior High School 5 Jambi City.
Suratno Suratno
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Media Impact of Nutrition Information on Food Choice [PDF]
This study estimated the impact of nutrition information provided by popular media on consumers’ purchases in U.S. grocery stores, taking omega-3 fortified eggs as an example. The media index was constructed from multiple information sources by utilizing
Kinsey, Jean D., Shiratori, Sakiko
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Assessing the Impact of Mobile Money Adoption (M-Pesa) on the Growth and Sustainability of Small and Medium Enterprises in Nakuru Town, Kenya: A Positive Economics Perspective [PDF]
Nathan Gitonga
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