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Market-Oriented Reforms: Definitions and Measurement [PDF]
This paper presents ways of measuring the progress of market-oriented reforms in both traditional areas of first-generation reform and the areas of institutional reform that have been emphasized lately.
Raimundo Soto, Norman Loayza
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines how mandatory disclosure of added sugar content on the updated U.S. Nutrition Facts Panel (NFP) affects consumer demand and market outcomes. Using NielsenIQ Retail Scanner Data (2015–2020) and a random coefficient discrete choice model, we estimate how added sugar labeling influences purchasing behavior in yogurt and cookie
Yuxiang Zhang, Yizao Liu
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Czech Public and Occupational Pension Schemes and Reforms
ACTA VŠFS, 2017 The Czechoslovak communist retirement protection scheme resembled the Bismarckian earnings-related pensions, with new benefits close to final salaries and with their insufficient indexation.
VOSTATEK, Jaroslav
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Transforming Governance in Armenia: From Soviet Legacy to Strategic Reform
Journal of Political Science: Bulletin of Yerevan UniversityThis article analyzes the evolution of institutional reforms in the public administration system of the Republic of Armenia since its independence in 1991.
Marina Margaryan
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Does Contract Farming Reduce Pesticide Use? Panel Data Evidence From Smallholder Farmers in China
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The inappropriate and excessive use of pesticides poses a major threat to human and ecosystem health in the agri‐food sector. While existing studies have examined the potential of contract farming to address this issue, most have focused on large‐scale farms and relied on small or transactional datasets, often leaving the role of crop‐specific
Zhihui Liang, Shan Jin, Matthew Gorton
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The derived demand for the increased demand for meat and dairy products is clearly observed in the fast‐paced growth of the Indian feed industry and its increased demand for agricultural commodities (e.g., corn, soybean, rice, wheat, broken rice, millet, etc.) as feed ingredients.
Dwiti Baruah Thapa +2 more
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Pension Reforms; Effects on Intergenerational Risk-Sharing and Redistribution [PDF]
Projections show public pensions to take an increasing share of GDP. This has lead to increased activity in the reform area and resulted in a plethora of reforms ranging from marginal to more radical ones.
Kruse, Agneta
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Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.In this nationwide survey of 1967 members of the Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery, 66% reported experiencing workplace harassment, and 56% of those affected had considered leaving surgical practice. These findings highlight the need for sustained, society‐wide efforts to prevent harassment and foster respectful and psychologically safe ...
Keisuke Kurimoto +10 more
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AIChE Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Despite the growing use of ML in chemical engineering, the catalytic conversion of sulfur dioxide (SO2) to sulfur trioxide (SO3) remains underexplored from a data‐driven modeling perspective. This study evaluates an integrated workflow for literature‐derived SO2 oxidation data, combining data curation, preprocessing assessment, machine ...
Farough Agin +2 more
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Proceedings of a High-Level Executive Training Workshop Facilitated by TIRI (Governance-Access-Learning Network) and Organized by Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) in collaboration with Budget Monitoring and Price Intelligence Unit (BMPIU), The Presidency, Abuja, 11-13 September, 2004 [PDF]
, 2004 The public service is at the heart of governance and any initiative against corruption, must of necessity, begin from, and be driven by the service. Within the public service, the most strategic group that must be enlisted to log on to the process of ...
BUREAU of Public Service Reforms (BPSR)
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