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A new way to talk about small business: The time has come for a common language [PDF]

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There is a steady call for policies and programs to help small business lead the charge in hiring more workers and helping to restore prosperity to areas that have been hurt by the recession.
Lauren Friedman Dixon, Penelope Douglas
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A Scoping Review of Nudges for Enhancing Agricultural Policy

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Following PRISMA guidelines, we conduct a scoping review on 18 empirical studies on nudging interventions for farmers in Europe and the USA. The evidence on the effectiveness of nudges is mixed. Some studies demonstrate positive outcomes, particularly when nudges are combined with other interventions; others report no effect or negative ...
Nadja El Benni   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program Impact on Crop Indemnities

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The 2018 Farm Bill established the Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program (FSCP), which was focused on removing feral hogs and restoring damaged property. We conduct a quasi‐experimental analysis of FSCP on crop damage using crop insurance data and a staggered difference‐in‐difference model.
Hence Duncan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

On SBA-guaranteed lending and economic growth [PDF]

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Increasingly, policymakers are looking to the small business sector as a potential engine of economic growth. Policies to promote small businesses include tax relief, direct subsidies, and indirect subsidies through government lending programs ...
Ben R. Craig   +2 more
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Do Consumers Value Diversity in Agriculture? A Choice Experiment

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Farm ownership in the US today is racially and ethnically homogeneous. Diverse farmers and ranchers make up less than 10% of all producers, they tend to be less financially stable and have tighter profit margins. In the past few years, both government and industry programs have aimed to increase the participation and profitability of diverse ...
Maria Kalaitzandonakes   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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