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Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková, Michiel van Dijk, Robert M'Barek, Hans van Meijl, Tomas Ratinger   +4 more
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Do Tax Incentives for Farmland Leases Increase Farm Supply? Evidence From Iowa's Beginning Farmer Tax Credit

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
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, Wesley M. Zebrowski, Julia C. D. Valliant   +2 more
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On the Economics of US Agricultural Policy

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper presents an economic analysis of US agricultural policy, building on a modified version of Gardner's efficient redistribution. We argue that agricultural policy is motivated as an attempt to implement an efficient redistribution scheme that redistributes income toward farmers who, as a group, have been adversely affected by ...
Jean‐Paul Chavas
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The Heterogeneous Effect of Corruption on Tax Revenue in Developing Countries: The Moderating Role of Administrative Burden of Tax Compliance

SAGE Open
This study investigates the heterogeneous effects of corruption on tax revenue and examines the moderating effect of administrative burden of tax compliance with the government in developing countries under corruption and at the same time desperately ...
Ngoc Phong Lan Nguyen, Dinh Long Tran, Quang Khai Nguyen   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Key determinants of tax revenue in Zimbabwe: assessment using autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) approach

Cogent Economics & Finance
The study investigates the determinants of tax revenue in Zimbabwe using the ARDL approach for the period 1980 to 2022. This study aims to offer a thorough summary of the different factors that influence tax revenue within the framework of economic and ...
Moses G. Chamisa, Tafirenyika Sunde
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Promoting Healthier Drinking: Evidence From a Vignette Experiment on Contextual and Informational Drivers of Dealcoholized Wine Choices

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Growing demand for healthier beverages is driving innovation in the wine sector, with dealcoholized wine emerging as a promising alternative. However, little is known about the contextual conditions under which consumers would choose dealcoholized wine, particularly in countries with strong wine traditions. To fill this gap, this work examines
Giovanna Piracci, Giulia Maesano, Leonardo Casini, Maurizio Canavari, Marija Cerjak   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Alcohol taxes, tax revenues and the Single European Market [PDF]

Fiscal Studies, 1999
AbstractThis paper addresses the issue of whether tax revenue from alcohol lost through cross‐border shopping could be recouped by cutting excise duties. This in turn depends on the elasticity of demand for alcohol.We use data from the Family Expenditure Survey 1978–96 to estimate own‐ and cross‐price elasticities of demand for beer, wine and spirits ...
Crawford, I, Smith, Z, Tanner, S
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Rural Labor Supply and Economic Opportunities: Commuting, Migration, Tariffs, and Immigration

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Some rural counties remain dependent on agricultural or manufacturing jobs, but an increasing proportion have diversified economics. Rural counties also differ in their abilities to commute to an urban market characterized by higher wages and labor productivity.
Peter F. Orazem, Mary C. Ahearn
wiley   +1 more source

Regulatory Quality and Tax Revenue Performance: Evidence from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Organizacijų Vadyba: Sisteminiai Tyrimai
This study examines the effect of regulatory quality on Tanzania’s tax revenue performance. It analyses the effectiveness of tax regulations in influencing government tax revenue collection.
Assenga Modest Paul
doaj   +1 more source

Voluntary Collective Action to Address Growing Agricultural Challenges in Two Countries: Experimental Insights and Commonalities

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We conducted two framed field economic experiments with citrus farmers in Florida, United States and soybean farmers in Argentina to investigate their willingness to coordinate pest and weed management efforts. Despite the contrast between these two agricultural contexts, we find striking behavioral commonalities.
Ariel Singerman, Sergio H. Lence
wiley   +1 more source