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Kenyan Farmers' Policy Priorities During Economic Crisis and Stability: Insights From a Best‐Worst Scaling Experiment

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amid rising food and fertilizer prices, understanding farmers' policy preferences is critical for effective crisis response. We use best‐worst scaling experiment to assess Kenyan mobile‐owning crop farmers' preferences for government support under high and normal price scenarios.
Mywish K. Maredia, John Olwande, Jacob Ricker‐Gilbert, David L. Mather, Nicole M. Mason   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Economic Tools for Rural Health Planning [PDF]

The full contribution of hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, etc to the rural economy often goes unrecognized. Quality health services are needed to attract businesses, and required for rural populations with a high proportion of elderly.
Doeksen, Gerald A.
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Competition Policy and Agribusiness in the Biden Administration

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Biden Administration pursued a set of ambitious competition policy initiatives in agriculture and agribusiness, primarily aimed at livestock and poultry supply chains, farm inputs, and food retailing. The initiatives included expanded antitrust enforcement; new US Department of Agriculture (USDA) contract regulations requiring poultry ...
James M. MacDonald
wiley   +1 more source

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, Michiel van Dijk, Robert M'Barek, Hans van Meijl, Tomas Ratinger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of barriers to accessing mental health services in rural or remote areas using a socio-ecological resilience framework: a scoping review

International Journal of Mental Health Systems
People living in rural and remote areas face many barriers when trying to access mental health services. These barriers include a lack of resources, not enough services, difficulty finding and keeping staff, long distances, cultural differences, and low ...
Yannan Jiang, Kelly Lin, Hazel Dalton, Nicholas Buys, Jing Sun   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Care management services at safety-net clinics in the United States

Frontiers in Health Services
Federally qualified health centers and rural health centers are key parts of the United States ambulatory safety-net care system. Medicare has sought to encourage care coordination at these safety-net clinics by reimbursing clinicians directly for ...
Joseph H. Joo, Joseph H. Joo, Anna M. Morenz, Michael D. Dang, Jennifer R. Cardin, Jennifer R. Cardin, Joshua M. Liao, Joshua M. Liao, Joshua M. Liao   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing horizontal equity in health care utilization in Iran: a decomposition analysis

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Despite the goal of horizontal equity in Iran, little is known about it. This study aimed i) to assess socioeconomic inequality and horizontal inequity in the healthcare utilization; and ii) to explore the contribution of need and non-need ...
Farideh Mostafavi, Bakhtiar Piroozi, Paola Mosquera, Reza Majdzadeh, Ghobad Moradi   +4 more
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Estimating the Economic Impact of Telemedicine in a Rural Community [PDF]

One commonly discussed benefit of broadband access in rural America is the potential for telemedicine visits that allow rural residents to take advantage of urbanized medical services. While the primary benefit of telemedicine is often viewed as improved
Whitacre, Brian E.
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The Role of Social Food Infrastructure in Addressing SNAP Participation Gaps: Evidence From Linked Administrative and Ground‐Sourced Data

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We link American Community Survey and SNAP records for 185,000 units with ground‐sourced social food infrastructure data from FindFoodIL (Illinois Extension SNAP‐Ed) to examine SNAP participation determinants among eligible units. Bivariate probit models reveal, beyond SNAP offices, quantity of social infrastructure is associated with ...
Michael Lotspeich‐Yadao, Caitlin Kownacki, Jennifer McCaffrey, Craig Wesley Carpenter   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

EVALUATING TELEMEDICINE IN RURAL SETTINGS: ISSUES AND APPLICATIONS [PDF]

Changes in health care policies, demographics, and technology have presented new opportunities for the delivery of medical care services and information to rural communities.
Capalbo, Susan M., Heggem, Christine N.
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