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Environmental co-operatives reconnect farming, ecology and society [PDF]

open access: yes
Regional diversity, diversified farming styles and endogenous development are hot issues in the current political debate on European agriculture. This article presents a historical overview of development experiences and elaborates on the emergence of ...
Ploeg, J.D., van der, Renting, H.
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Curriculum to career: A qualitative study of pathologists' assistant graduates' experiences

open access: yesAnatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract The field of pathologists' assistants (PathAs) has evolved significantly, with formal education programs now playing a crucial role in professional training. This study explores the educational experiences of PathA graduates in Canada, focusing on how accredited programs prepare students for professional practice.
Leeying Lau, Jina J. Y. Kum
wiley   +1 more source

Durable Goods and Conformity [PDF]

open access: yes
Is the variety of products supplied in markets a reflection of the diversity of consumers' preferences? In this paper, we argue that the distribution of durable goods offered in markets tends to be compressed relative to the distribution of consumers ...
Christopher L. House, Emre Ozdenoren
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Exploring the experiences and outcomes of advantaged and disadvantaged families [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This report provides further evidence of the interrelationship between age, young motherhood, family type and a range of measures of socio-economic advantage and disadvantage.
Bradshaw, Paul   +2 more
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“Am I being responsible?”: Navigating coming‐of‐age transitions through personal financial information management

open access: yesJournal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract This research explored how young adults (ages 18–25) learn to use financial records and the roles financial records play in their experiences in coming to see themselves as financially mature social actors. The contribution of this paper is a revised model of transitions theory that includes personal information management (PIM) as an ...
Robert Douglas Ferguson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Credit where it's due? An assessment of the new tax credits [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
In 2003: the government will introduce new tax credits to provide financial support for children and low-paid workers: the integrated child credit and the employment tax credit.
Brewer, M., Clark, T., Myck, M.
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“The purpose of activism is to educate”: Young people's climate activism as and for education in the youth strike movement in England

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract By skipping school for their cause, young climate strikers repeatedly demonstrated their priorities in 2019 and 2020. They regularly chose to sacrifice a day of their formal education in favour of collective action. This study asks what we can learn from the reflections of former youth strikers.
Loz J. Hennessy
wiley   +1 more source

Room Assignment-Rent Division: A Market Approach [PDF]

open access: yes
A group of friends consider renting a house but they shall first agree on how to allocate its rooms and share the rent. We propose an auction mechanism for room assignment-rent division problems which mimics the market mechanism. Our auction mechanism is
Atila Abdulkadiroglu   +2 more
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The Impact of Carbon Pricing on Corporate Sustainability: Evidence From the European Union

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The European Union (EU) has played a leading role in the fight against climate change. One mechanism used to meet the targets for global greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions is carbon pricing. A prominent example is the EU Emissions Trading System (EU‐ETS).
C. José García   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Who's Dreaming? Homeownership Among Low-Income Families [PDF]

open access: yes
This report finds that the economic realities facing low-income families often make homeownership a less desirable housing option than renting.
Dean Baker
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