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General equilibrium impact of an energy-saving policy in the public sector [PDF]

We analyse a disregarded environmental policy instrument: a switch in government expenditure away from energy (or other natural resources) and toward a composite good which includes energy-saving expenditure.
Meriem Hamdi-Cherif, Philippe Quirion
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How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan, Orkhan Sariyev, Mohammad Ariful Islam, Manfred Zeller   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Medical Students' Perceptions of Clinical Learning Environments in Public and Private Hospitals in Jeddah: A Mixed-Methods Study. [PDF]

Adv Med Educ Pract
Gouda E, Elzayat A, Qronfla GM, Almahabi RO, Eltouny S.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Incorporating a "public good factor" into the pricing of large-value payment systems [PDF]

We study optimal pricing rules for a public large-value payment system (LVPS) that produces a public good (like prevention of systemic risk) but faces competition by a private LVPS for the private provision of large value payments.
Holthausen, Cornelia, Rochet, Jean-Charles   +1 more
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Drivers of Farmers' Contract Compliance Behavior: Evidence From a Case Study of Dangote Tomato Processing Plant in Northern Nigeria

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Contract farming is a viable strategy agribusinesses rely on to strengthen coordination across actors in the value chain. However, low contract compliance remains a significant setback to agribusinesses' contract performance in low‐ and middle‐income country context.
Umar Shehu Umar, Sanzidur Rahman, Giacomo Zanello   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Private Practice Dietetics Workforce Development: What 45 Thought Leaders Agree On. [PDF]

J Hum Nutr Diet
Donnelly J, Clark P, Walsh L, Lane R.
europepmc   +1 more source

Access to Finance and Innovation in the Canadian Food Processing

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Innovation is a presumed channel through which finance affects productivity, yet there is limited research testing the relationship between finance and innovation in the food manufacturing sector. The purpose of the paper is to explore the determinants (e.g., financing, R&D, firm size, expenditure on innovation) of the adoption of innovation ...
Getu Hailu, Deepananda Herath
wiley   +1 more source

Private garden uses and associated mental well-being benefits during the first UK Covid-19 lockdown - a social media investigation. [PDF]

PLoS One
Feller RL, Narraway CL, Burslem DF, Colucci-Gray L, Van Noordwijk CT, Van der Wal R.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Private Provision of Public Goods and Information Diffusion in Social Groups [PDF]

We describe a model of fundraising in social groups, where private information about quality of provision is transmitted by social proximity. Individuals engage in voluntary provision of a pure collective good that is consumed by both neighbours and non ...
Scharf, Kim
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Charting the Path to Increased Oil Palm Output in Ghana Beyond Area Expansion: Technology or Managerial Capacity — Which Leads the Way?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study sets out to investigate the prospects for raising oil palm output in sub‐Saharan Africa, particularly Ghana, without further expansion of cropland. Given global concerns about oil palm's role in deforestation and land use change, the focus is on enhancing productivity on existing farmlands.
Jacob Asravor, Francis Tsiboe, Ayobami Adetoyinbo, Jacob Ankamah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source