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How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan +3 more
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Employment Effects of the Earned Income Tax Credit: Taking the Long View
Tax Policy and the Economy, 2020 The earned income tax credit (EITC) is the cornerstone US anti-poverty program for families with children, typically lifting millions of children out of poverty each year.
Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, M. Strain
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Despite the broad focus on necessity‐ and opportunity‐driven entrepreneurship in research and policy, the entrepreneurial dichotomy within the agribusiness context has not been adequately addressed. This study contributes to closing this knowledge gap by examining youth's perceptions of agribusiness through the lens of the push‐pull motivation
Cool Dady Mangole +6 more
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Who Benefits from the Child Tax Credit?
National tax journal, 2020 The Child Tax Credit (CTC) provides cash transfers to millions of families in the United States. We examine the distributional effects of the rules governing the credit, focusing on the rules governing years prior to 2021.
Jacob Goldin, K. Michelmore
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Tax burden and shadow economy growth in Russian regions
Journal of Tax Reform, 2021 The study is devoted to verification the hypothesis that a higher tax burden does not necessarily lead to the growth in the shadow economy in Russian regions.
D. Fedotov
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Analysis of Strategies Designed to Reduce Sales of Alcohol and Tobacco to Underage Persons: A Preliminary Report [PDF]
, 2012 Alaska has one of the highest per capita alcohol consumption rates in the nation, and the prevalence of alcohol dependence and alcohol abuse at 14 percent is twice the national average of seven percent. Of special concern is the prevention of alcohol use
Parker, Khristy, Rivera, Marny
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American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract This study develops and empirically estimates a structural framework to decompose the causal pathways of multilevel behavioral interventions targeting adolescent health behaviors. We apply this framework to the Kids SIPsmartER (KSS) program, a 6‐month, school‐based intervention evaluated through a clustered randomized controlled trial in rural
Naveen Abedin +5 more
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Disability support has shifted towards models of personalised care, which critics argue may contribute to increased inequalities. There is limited systematic evidence investigating inequalities in support among children with disabilities. To investigate inequalities in support, a survey of parents of children with disabilities aged 2–17 was ...
Martin O'Flaherty +2 more
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Election Day Registration: A Study of Voter Fraud Allegations and Findings on Voter Roll Security [PDF]
, 2007 The specter of fraud in American elections has pervaded our political and media landscape for a long time. In recent years it has been raised again as a key lever in arguments for or against certain state or federal election reforms -- in legislative and
Lorraine C. Minnite
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Marijuana law reform in Texas [PDF]
, 2015 textMarijuana law reform has become a significant issue across the country. Many states have passed reform of one kind or another and even President Obama has come out in favor of medical marijuana.
Winter, Bryan Alick
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