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National Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Policy 2020
, 2020 The National Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Policy has been developed in Kenya in line with international standards and the Constitution of Kenya, with the objective of achieving a fair, transparent, and cost-effective public procurement and asset
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Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková +4 more
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The Obesity Epidemic: Causes and Current Policy Perspectives
, 2011 The Health Policy Forum examines the effects of obesity as a public health concern and possible policy options to combat ...
Grossman, Michael, Mocan, Naci
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Temperature Sensitivity and Adaptation of Cereal Yields: Empirical Evidence From Italy
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper investigates the evolving temperature sensitivity and climate adaptation of cereal yields in Italy from 1952 to 2023, using province‐level data for maize, common wheat, and durum wheat. Employing panel data econometric methods, we estimate yield responses to heat exposure, changes in sensitivity over time, and adaptation to climate ...
Paolo Nota +2 more
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Ban Glyphosate—Does It Affect the Swedish Farmers' Willingness to Grow Cover Crops?
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The cultivation of cover crops is one of the new Eco‐scheme practices introduced in Sweden. This study examines how the design of policy attributes of these schemes influences farmers' willingness to grow cover crops on arable land, with particular focus on the potential impact of a glyphosate ban.
Vivian Wei Huang +2 more
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The Public Sector Wage Policy Study
, 2004 This Policy discusses the growth of public sector employment in Kenya from independence to the early 1990s, highlighting how civil service employment increased by 4.4% annually, while public employment in other sectors grew by 6.4% annually.
Ryan, T.C.I., Ndii, D., Mule, H.
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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In recent decades, agriculture has become increasingly concentrated through horizontal mergers and acquisitions via corporate entities, and policy makers are concerned this will be exacerbated by the aging population of farm operators. To reduce market concentration in agriculture, many states have enacted policies to entice new prospective ...
Justin M. Ross +2 more
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Public management, public policy, and public policy research
Public management, public policy, and public policy researchIn this paper, notions of public management, public policy, and public policy research and the relationship they share will be theoretically discussed, so that a common understanding of these concepts in our profession of public administration, both academically and practically, can be fostered for the sake of improving the administrative reality in a ...
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New Energy Technologies: A Policy Framework for Micro-Nuclear Technology
, 2001 Paper from Energy Forum study "New Energy Technologies: A Policy Framework for Micro-Nuclear ...
James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy
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Measuring Nutrition Security Using the Consumer Food Data System Datasets
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Nutrition security is an emerging concept lacking a consensus definition, conceptualization, or standardized measure. This perspectives manuscript synthesizes findings from two previously published analyses to assess the feasibility of using available measures of key dimensions of nutrition security from two Consumer Food Data System (CFDS ...
Vibha Bhargava +2 more
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