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Do farmers chooseto be inefficient? evidence from Bicol, Philippines [PDF]

Farming households that differ in their ability, or willingness to take on risks are likely to make different decisions when allocating resources, and effort among income-producing activities, with consequences for productivity.
Larson, Donald F., Plessmann, Frank
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Climate Change and Development: Trade Opportunities of Climate Smart Goods and Technologies in Asia [PDF]

This study focuses on trade opportunities of climate smart goods and technologies (CSGT) in Asia. Paper mainly highlights the export gaps for climate smart goods and technologies (CSGT) in Asia and identifies the trade opportunities among trade partners ...
Dinda, Soumyananda
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Evading the pulsar constraints on the cosmic string tension in supergravity inflation

, 2012
The cosmic string is a useful probe of the early Universe and may give us a clue to physics at high energy scales where any artificial particle accelerators cannot reach.
, , A. Vilenkin, C. Ringeval, F.A. Jenet ., J. Dunkley ., J. Rocher, J. Urrestilla, Jun'ichi Yokoyama, K. Nakayama, Kohei Kamada, L. Lorenz, M. Hindmarsh, P. Amaro-Seoane ., P. Binetruy, Planck collaboration, R. Jeannerot, R. Jeannerot, R. van Haasteren ., R.A. Battye, S. Kawamura ., T. Kibble, WMAP collaboration, Yuhei Miyamoto   +23 more
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Cosmology with the Square Kilometre Array by SKA-Japan

, 2016
In the past several decades, the standard cosmological model has been established and its parameters have been measured to a high precision, while there are still many of the fundamental questions in cosmology; such as the physics in the very early ...
Ichiki, Kiyotomo, Kohri, Kazunori, Namikawa, Toshiya, Oyama, Yoshihiko, Sekiguchi, Toyokazu, Shimabukuro, Hayato, Takahashi, Keitaro, Takahashi, Tomo, Yamauchi, Daisuke, Yokoyama, Shuichiro, Yoshikawa, Kohji   +10 more
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Multi-point functions of weighted cubic maps

, 2015
We study the geodesic two- and three-point functions of random weighted cubic maps, which are obtained by assigning random edge lengths to random cubic planar maps.
Ambjorn, Jan, Budd, Timothy
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Assessing the Trade Potential of Agricultural Products Using the Stochastic Frontier Gravity Model and General Equilibrium Analysis

International Journal of Computational and Experimental Science and Engineering
Consumers' dietary habits have evolved significantly, with an increased emphasis on consuming healthy fruits and vegetables. Chinese agricultural products are also being sold more frequently within the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) area, which represents a substantial market for Chinese fruits and vegetables. However, despite this,
Letian Zeng, Asan Ali Golam Hassan
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International Trade Efficiency, the Gravity Equation, and the Stochastic Frontier [PDF]

In the gravity equation of international trade, bilateral trade flows are regressed on trading partners’ income and the distance that separates them along with other variables.
Heejoon Kang, Michele Fratianni
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Study on the export pattern and export potential of agricultural products from China to RCEP countries—an empirical study based on gravity model

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Agricultural trade is fundamental to human sustenance and economic development, serving as a critical pillar of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
Lei Shi, Lei Shi, Shixue Zhang, Shabir Mohsin Hashmi   +3 more
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Spatial Efficiency Analysis of Arable Crops in Greece [PDF]

This paper aims at the analysis of determinants of efficiency of arable crops in a spatial context in Greece. Moreover it suggests policy interventions in order to diminish regional inequalities in efficiency and to raise the average level of efficiency,
Anastassios Karaganis, Antonios Tassoulis   +1 more
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Resource Letter: Dark Energy and the Accelerating Universe

, 2007
This Resource Letter provides a guide to the literature on dark energy and the accelerating universe. It is intended to be of use to researchers, teachers, and students at several levels.
Linder, Eric V.
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