Temporary Programs, Lasting Questions: Ad Hoc Assistance in the U.S. Farm Safety Net
ABSTRACT Large ad hoc assistance programs have returned to U.S. farm policy since 2017, operating alongside a more developed safety net built around federally subsidized crop insurance, Title I commodity programs, and standing disaster assistance. This paper reviews the renewed use of ad hoc assistance, documents its recent scale using USDA data, and ...
Alejandro Plastina +1 more
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Coverage, pricing, and reimbursement of telemedicine: a qualitative study among implementers of the Akoma Pa mHealth-based telemedicine intervention in Ghana. [PDF]
Bonney RA +3 more
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Rural Labor Supply and Economic Opportunities: Commuting, Migration, Tariffs, and Immigration
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
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Circular-economy residual-value assessment of retired lithium-ion batteries via degradation prediction and game-theoretic subsidies. [PDF]
Lan G, Chen Y, Yao D, Wang J.
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Farmers' Preferences for Gene Editing Crops and Influencing Factors
ABSTRACT Gene editing (GE) is gaining momentum worldwide, but limited data on UK farmers' preferences hinders our understanding of its potential impact amid deregulation debates. Based on a survey of 200 English arable farmers, we employ a Latent Class Analysis and Multinomial Logit regressions to investigate current preferences for GE crops.
BertolozziâCaredio Daniele +1 more
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Platform-Mediated Visibility of Exploitation Indicators: A Cross-Platform Analysis of AdultWork (UK) and CallEscort (US). [PDF]
Barbin A +3 more
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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
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Accelerated distributed scheduling of integrated community energy systems considering electricity-heat sharing. [PDF]
Sun X +5 more
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Low Participation and Risk Reduction Potential of Supplemental Crop Insurance in the United States
ABSTRACT Federally subsidized crop insurance is a cornerstone of U.S. farm risk management, yet policies with the greatest share of participation only trigger indemnities after losses exceed 15%. Supplemental insurance was introduced to cover part of this deductible, but participation remains largely unchanged.
Francis Tsiboe +2 more
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Addressing the Global Disparities in Access to Treatment in Spinal Muscular Atrophy. [PDF]
Koutsioumpa C +3 more
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