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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.Abstract Extreme weather events are worsening the fragile rural infrastructure in the United States, impacting trade flows of agricultural products. The Mississippi River, vital for transporting agricultural commodities, reached historic lows during the 2022 and 2023 fall harvests, increasing transportation costs and lowering crop prices.
James L. Mitchell, Hunter D. Biram
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Ancient Egyptian Ships and Shipping [PDF]
The American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literatures, 1923 "Reprinted from the American journal of Semitic languages and literatures, vol. XXXIX, no. 2, January, 1923." ; "Private edition, distributed by the University of Chicago libraries, Chicago, Illinois." ; Thesis (PH. D.)--University of Chicago, 1922. ; Mode of access: Internet.
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Training manual on optical alignment instruments [PDF]
, 1968 Training Manual RQA/M5 provides a basic course of instruction in the use of optical instruments for precise dimensional control and alignment of structural elements and assemblies, such as associated with space vehicles, aircraft, ships, and ...
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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.Abstract We present an adjusted bid price mechanism that incorporates economic multiplier effects in public food procurement decision making. Under Input–Output model assumptions, the algorithm estimates enhanced tax revenues to state governments through multiplier effects associated with in‐state supplier purchasing.
Todd M. Schmit, Xiaoyan Liu
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Possible biases in wind speed measurements from merchant ships [PDF]
, 2004 Wind speed measurements obtained from ship-mounted anemometers are biased by the presence of the ship which distorts the airflow to the anemometer. Until recently this bias had only been quantified for a few well-exposed anemometer sites on individual ...
Moat, B.I., Molland, A.F., Yelland, M.J.
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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.Abstract This paper aims to describe the evolution of firm and industry strategies and to analyze detailed transaction data on the structure of the international grain trading industry. Specifically, data are developed from vessel nominations, and these were used to derive measures of concentration and determine how these change across selected ...
William W. Wilson +2 more
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Maritime Trade, Biological Invasions, and the Properties of Alternate Inspection Regimes [PDF]
We analyze the problem of preventing biological invasions caused by ships transporting internationally traded goods between countries and continents. Specifically, we ask the following question: Should a port manager have a small number of inspectors ...
Amit Batabyal, Hamid Beladi, Won Koo
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Synergy between theory and practice for ultra large container ships [PDF]
, 2010 In 2003 an accessibility study based on real-time simulations for the S-class container ships of Maersk Sealand was performed at Flanders Hydraulics Research in cooperation with all involved parties (public and port authorities, pilots, tug and shipping ...
Eloot, Katrien +2 more
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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.Abstract This paper employs machine learning to determine which preferential trade agreement (PTA) provisions are relevant to agricultural trade patterns and the factors that may influence their adoption. Utilizing the three‐way gravity model, we apply plug‐in Lasso regularized regression to pinpoint predictive PTA provisions for agricultural trade ...
Stepan Gordeev +3 more
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Exploring the relationship between growth in online shopping and multichannel food consumers
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.Abstract During the pandemic, many food retailers began offering online shopping options, primarily in reaction to rising consumer demand for such options, which was a response to supply chain disruptions and fear of contagion and food scarcity.
Mackenzie Gill, Dawn Thilmany
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