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King and Cochrane: The technological treadmill and racial inequity in US agriculture

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract Between 1920 and 1969, the number of Black farmers in the US decreased from 14% of all operators to 4%. Using Martin Luther King Jr.'s critique of agricultural policy and Willard Cochrane's theory of the technological treadmill, we explore how racial discrimination was linked to policies that led to structural change in US agriculture.
Jared Hutchins, Jacopo De Marinis
wiley   +1 more source

Development Status and Future Prospects of Hydrogen Energy Technology: Production, Storage, and Cost Analysis

open access: yesAdvanced Energy and Sustainability Research, EarlyView.
Hydrogen is an energy carrier, produced from renewable and nonrenewable resources. It can be stored in a variety of materials and transported to distant locations. This article reviews progress in hydrogen technology by looking at environmental and economic impact, cost analysis, and policy support at government level as way forward for bringing it to ...
Xuexue Pan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Efficient and Sharp Off-Policy Learning under Unobserved Confounding [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv
We develop a novel method for personalized off-policy learning in scenarios with unobserved confounding. Thereby, we address a key limitation of standard policy learning: standard policy learning assumes unconfoundedness, meaning that no unobserved factors influence both treatment assignment and outcomes.
arxiv  

Changes in diet and physical activity following a community-wide pilot intervention to tackle childhood obesity in a deprived inner-London ward

open access: yesBMC Public Health
Background Local authorities in England have an important role in shaping healthy local environments contributing to childhood obesity. This study examined changes in diet and physical activity in primary school children following a three-year, complex ...
Charan Bijlani   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Detailed Comprehensive Role of Digital Technologies in Green Finance Initiative for Net‐Zero Energy Transition

open access: yesAdvanced Energy and Sustainability Research, EarlyView.
This study aims to provide actionable recommendations for leveraging digital innovation for the achievement of scalable, equitable, and transparent Net Zero Energy Transition by offering actionable recommendations. As a result of this comprehensive analysis, the review highlights the critical interplay between digital technologies and GF as vital ...
Furkan Ahmad   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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