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Rural Labor Supply and Economic Opportunities: Commuting, Migration, Tariffs, and Immigration
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Some rural counties remain dependent on agricultural or manufacturing jobs, but an increasing proportion have diversified economics. Rural counties also differ in their abilities to commute to an urban market characterized by higher wages and labor productivity.
Peter F. Orazem, Mary C. Ahearn
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The Board Structure and Performance of Private Universities
, 2016 This study applies the structure and operations of private universities' board to analyze the establishment of the structure and operating mechanism for the private universities boards as well as the relevance with school performance.
Chiang, Hsiang-Tsai;Lin, Mei-Chih
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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We conducted two framed field economic experiments with citrus farmers in Florida, United States and soybean farmers in Argentina to investigate their willingness to coordinate pest and weed management efforts. Despite the contrast between these two agricultural contexts, we find striking behavioral commonalities.
Ariel Singerman, Sergio H. Lence
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Pakistan Journal of Information Management & Libraries, 2013 It is a comparative study regarding job satisfaction among librarians who are serving in public (government) and private sector universities/degree awarding institutes in Lahore.
Moeen Hyder, Syeda Hina Batool
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Higher aspirations: an agenda for reforming European universities [PDF]
Since the introduction of the Shanghai ranking of the worldâ??s universities it has been clear that European universities are underperforming. This blueprint discusses the potential explanations and points at different reform priorities for higher ...
Philippe Aghion +4 more
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Integrating Perennial Groundcover in Corn and Soybean Acres: Impacts on U.S. Agriculture
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Sustainable agricultural practices such as cover cropping can improve soil health, water quality, and carbon sequestration, yet U.S. adoption remains limited due to economic and operational barriers. We evaluate market and economic impacts of integrating perennial groundcover into U.S.
Sagar Dahal, Amani Elobeid, John Crespi
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Regulation of doctoral research in Universities : importance of INFdLIBNET online doctoral theses database [PDF]
, 2005 Describes INFLIBNET's initiative in Bibliographical Control of Doctoral Theses in Indian Universities through an online union ...
Murthy, T. A. V. +2 more
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Quantitative evaluation of China's private universities provincial public funding policies based on the PMC-Index model. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2023 Hu M, Guo C, Wang Y, Ma D.
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Assessing Government Subsidies for Reducing Pesticide Use: A Meta‐Analysis
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In the efforts being made by governments to reduce pesticide use, subsidies are an important instrument to encourage farmers to adopt more sustainable practices. Yet, their effectiveness remains uncertain due to diverse designs and contexts.
Gaëlle Leduc +3 more
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AN OVERVIEW OF QUALITY AT STATE AND PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES
, 2012 We are witnessing the emergence of private universities “like mushrooms after rain”. It is more than clear that they are not well met by state universities.
Sead Resic, Hariz Agic
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