AGING, WELL-BEING, AND SOCIAL SECURITY IN RURAL NORTH CHINA [PDF]
We explore the economic position of the elderly in rural North China. In particular, we examine the work patterns and incomes attributable to the elderly, and explore the role of extended families in protecting the welfare of the elderly.
Dwayne Benjamin +2 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract Outsourcing pest and disease control (PDC) has grown rapidly worldwide, especially in developing countries. Although numerous studies have investigated various advantages of outsourcing PDC, little is known about its impact on pesticide expenditure.
Pengcheng Wang +2 more
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A pilot study of an online produce market combined with a fruit and vegetable prescription program for rural families. [PDF]
Prev Med Rep, 2020 Burrington CM +3 more
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Child schooling, child health and rainfall shocks: evidence from rural Vietnam [PDF]
We study the effect of early life conditions, proxied by rainfall shocks, on schooling and height in rural Vietnam. Our measure of rainfall shock is defined as deviations from the long-run average.
Evangelos M. Falaris, Thuan Q. Thai
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Did children’s education matter? : family migration as a mechanism of human capital investment : evidence from nineteenth century Bohemia [PDF]
, 2009 This paper analyzes the rural-urban migration of families in the Bohemian region of Pilsen in 1900. Using a new 1300-family dataset from the 1900 population census I examine the role of children‘s education in rural-urban migration.
Klein, Alexander
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract This study explores the rent price ratio in agricultural land markets, crucial for evaluating market efficiency, policy needs, and farmer decision‐making. Traditionally, the analyses faced challenges due to the absence of concurrent sale and rent data for the same land, potentially leading to biased results.
Marius Michels +4 more
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Age-related patterns of early childhood development practices amongst rural families in Burkina Faso: findings from a nationwide survey of mothers of children aged 0-3 years. [PDF]
Glob Health Action, 2020 Hollowell J +4 more
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Mexico's oportunidades program fails to make the grade in NYC [PDF]
A program that pays poor, rural Mexican families to keep their children in school didn't translate well to New York City. The latter's version will end this summer.Education ; Mexico ; New York (N.Y.)
Brett W. Fawley, Luciana Juvenal
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The Relationship Between Interest Rates and Agricultural Commodity Price Dynamics
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The U.S. Federal Reserve has undertaken several interest rate interventions in the past decade. This study explores the relationship between U.S. corn and soybean prices and Federal Reserve monetary policy interventions, in the short and long run.
Zhining Sun, Ani L. Katchova
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Informal Education. Sociocultural Expression. and Symbolic Meaning in Popular Immigration Music Text [PDF]
, 1991 One February morning as I noted the events of the primary school talent show, a sixth-grade boy belted out this song made popular in two countries by the Mexican rock group, Los Bukis.
Macias, Jose
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