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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView., 2023 Abstract Early childhood has increasingly been acknowledged as a vital time for all children. Inclusive and quality education is part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, with the further specification that all children have access to quality pre‐primary education.
Laura H. V. Wright +8 more
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Estimates of Private Sector Wealth [PDF]
This paper provides quarterly estimates of private non-human wealth at market prices in Australia over the past decade. These estimates are based on the methodology set out in Piggott (1987), although improvements have been made in several important ...
Tim Callen
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines food price inflation rate convergence among EU27 Member States from 2005 to 2024, focusing on structural breaks, external shocks, and regional disparities. Using panel unit root tests and club convergence analysis, the findings reveal no overall convergence but identify multiple convergence clubs.
Tibor Bareith, Imre Fertő
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Promoting Private Sector Development in Vietnam from the Effectiveness of Supporting Policies [PDF]
Over the last 20 years of Doimoi (renovation) reform policy in Vietnam, private sector has significantly contributed to the outstanding success of the economy.
Nguyen Dinh Tai
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Climate variability is affecting the productivity, profitability, and resilience of smallholder dairy producers in developing countries. The adoption of climate‐smart (CS) dairy practices has been promoted to mitigate these negative effects. However, while interest in dairy CS practices is growing, empirical evidence on their adoption patterns
Mercy Mburu +4 more
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Explaining differences in hospital performance: Does the answer lie in the labour market? [PDF]
This paper examines the relationship between performance of English public sector hospitals (NHS trusts) and the quality of their nursing staff. Performance ratings of NHS trusts published in 2001 and 2002 indicate a clear regional divide. This divide is
Carol Propper +2 more
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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor +3 more
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Pension Sponsorship and Participation: Summary of Recent Trends [PDF]
, 2004 [Excerpt] According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey (CPS), the number of private sector workers between the ages of 25 and 64 whose employer sponsored a retirement plan fell from 53.5 million in 2007 to 52.3 million in 2008.
Domestic Social Policy Division +1 more
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The Role of Certifications in Improving Household Food Security Among Peruvian Farmers
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Achieving global food security requires sustainable transformations in agri‐food systems. Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) such as Organic and Fairtrade aim to internalize certain social and environmental costs while promoting more equitable value distribution, improved market access, and sustainable production practices.
Lisa‐Marie Schulte, Awudu Abdulai
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Managerial Talent, Motivation, and Self-Selection into Public Management [PDF]
The quality of public management is a recurrent concern in many countries. Calls to attract the economy’s best and brightest managers to the public sector abound.
Josse Delfgaauw, Robert Dur
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