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An Integrated Analysis of U.S. Oil Security Policies [PDF]

open access: bronze, 1986
Frederic H. Murphy   +2 more
openalex   +1 more source

Can outsourcing pest and disease control help reduce pesticide expenditure? Evidence from rice farmers

open access: yesAgribusiness, 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
wiley   +1 more source

Fixing Social Security: A CED Policy Update [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
This report presents CED's plan for strengthening and modernizing the Social Security system. The plan acknowledges that some changes must be made to Social Security to prepare it for the challenges that lie ahead, and to make it more attractive to a new

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Foreign labor, peer‐networking and agricultural efficiency in the Italian dairy sector

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract While the presence of immigrants in the agricultural sector is widely acknowledged, the empirical evidence on its economic consequences is lacking, especially from a microeconomic perspective. Using the Farm Accountancy Data Network panel data for Italian dairy farms in the period 2008–2018, the present study investigates the relationship ...
Federico Antonioli   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

ESPOON: Enforcing Encrypted Security Policies in Outsourced Environments [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The enforcement of security policies in outsourced environments is still an open challenge for policy-based systems. On the one hand, taking the appropriate security decision requires access to the policies.
Asghar, Muhammad Rizwan   +3 more
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Analyzing individual rent price ratios in eastern German agricultural land markets: A GAMLSS approach

open access: yesAgribusiness, 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
wiley   +1 more source

Poland´s Foreign and Security Policy. Main Directions

open access: yesRevista UNISCI, 2016
This article tries to present the main areas of Polish foreign and security policy. Poland’s membership in the EU and in NATO was the strongest determinant of its position in international relations and the guiding light of its foreign policy.
Agnieszka Bieńczyk-Missala
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Fiscal Policy and Social Security Policy During the 1990s [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper reviews the course of fiscal policy and Social Security policy during the 1990s. The 1990s witnessed two fundamental changes in U.S. fiscal policy: a dramatic improvement in the current and projected budget balance, and a shift to a new ...
David W. Wilcox   +2 more
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