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Potential impacts of floating photovoltaics on carbon fluxes across aquatic-terrestrial boundaries
Floating photovoltaic (FPV) systems are a rapidly expanding renewable energy technology, yet their potential ecological impacts, particularly cross-ecosystem effects, remain poorly understood.
Vouhe Paul +5 more
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ABSTRACT In recent decades, agriculture has become increasingly concentrated through horizontal mergers and acquisitions via corporate entities, and policy makers are concerned this will be exacerbated by the aging population of farm operators. To reduce market concentration in agriculture, many states have enacted policies to entice new prospective ...
Justin M. Ross +2 more
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Reducing energy subsidies in China, India and Russia : dilemmas for decision makers
This article examines and compares efforts to reduce energy subsidies in China, India and Russia. Despite dissimilarities in forms of governance, these three states have followed surprisingly similar patterns in reducing energy subsidies, characterised ...
Lanteigne, Marc Edouard +2 more
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Why Didn't I Get a Payout? Understanding Farmer Choices, Index Insurance, and Basis Risk
ABSTRACT Index insurance, while heralded as a potential solution to alleviate poverty and food insecurity among agricultural households, has its own set of challenges, notably basis risk. Basis risk is the discrepancy between the insurance payout and losses incurred, posing a significant deterrent to the adoption of index insurance.
S. Lucille Blakeley +4 more
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The Accounting Treatment Applicable to Non-Refundable European Funds
Accounting for the European funds is a challenge for every professional accountant, even more so that the identified irregularities can attract penalties and even the total reimbursement of the funding granted.
Elena STĂNCIULESCU
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ABSTRACT Increased frequency of extreme weather events, particularly droughts, threatens grassland farming by destabilizing yields and farms' economic viability. We examine, theoretically and through numerical simulations, how sown plant diversity (natural insurance) influences the attractiveness of indemnity and drought index insurance (formal ...
Nicolas Alou +3 more
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Debt burden, local Fiscal Decentralization and Fiscal Incentives of Regional Authorities
The author considers fiscal incentives of regional authorities in the system of federal intergovernmental relations. The aim of the study is to determine how the debt burden of Russian regions affects regional fiscal policy in the context of federal co ...
E. N. Timushev
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Understanding Egg Price Volatility and Policy Implications in the U.S. With Machine Learning
ABSTRACT Eggs are an inexpensive and sustainable source of proteins, but volatility in the U.S. egg prices has intensified in recent years, raising concerns over food affordability and market stability. This study examines the drivers of U.S. egg price dynamics over 2004–2025 using a two‐stage framework that combines LASSO‐based variable selection with
Xuemei Zhao +3 more
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Education Subsidies in an Aging Economy [PDF]
We examine the impact of education subsidies on economic growth rates, considering the uncertainty surrounding individuals' lifetimes. We assume three educational inputs - parental private investment, education subsidies as a complement to parental ...
モチダ, メグミ +2 more
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Assessing Household Welfare in Response to Rising Food Prices in The Gambia
ABSTRACT This study examines how rising food prices affected household welfare in The Gambia using nationally representative data from the 2015/16 Integrated Household Survey (IHS‐3). The analysis reflects household consumption behavior and market conditions prevailing during that period and provides a structural benchmark for understanding ...
Roger Vorsah +3 more
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