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Seasonality, capital inflexibility, and the industrialization of animal production [PDF]
Among prominent recognized features of the industrialization of animal production over the past half century are growth in the stock of inflexible, or use-dedicated capital, as an input in production, and growth in productivity.
Hennessy, David A., Roosen, Jutta
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Nutrition Bulletin, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Rising interest in the links between processed food consumption and poor health outcomes often overlooks the perspectives of those working in food technology and innovation. To address this, a virtual roundtable was held in October 2024 to provide a setting for a technical discussion among those working in food processing, technology and ...
Stacey Lockyer +11 more
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Design of a Parabolic Trough Collector Solar Field for a Pilot CO2 Capture Plant from Natural Gas Combined Cycle Power Plant Flue Gas. [PDF]
ACS Omega, 2023 Bravo J, Romero C, Baltrusaitis J.
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Peaks and Troughs: Economics and Political Economy of Central Bank Independence Cycles
, 2019 PUBLISHED 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190626198.013.3 This chapter investigates the endogenous evolution of central bank institutional design over the past four decades. From a theoretical perspective, it employs a stylized political economy model to highlight some key determinants of the level of central bank independence as a function of macroeconomic ...
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Cost-Based Model of Seasonal Production, with Application to Milk Policy, A [PDF]
Milk production is seasonal in many European countries. While quantity seasonality poses capacity management problems for dairy processors, a European Union policy goal is to reduce price seasonality.
Hennessy, David A., Roosen, Jutta
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The Evolving Role of 21st Century Municipal Financial Advisors
Public Budgeting &Finance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We describe the evolution of the market for municipal financial advice since the year 2000 and present new empirical facts. Using SEC municipal advisor filings, we show that the number of operating advisors has decreased over time. We document that withdrawals—either exits, reorganizations, or mergers—are concentrated among smaller firms and ...
Daniel G. Garrett, Baridhi Malakar
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Economic optimization of a Kalina cycle for a parabolic trough solar thermal power plant
, 2015 The Kalina cycle has recently seen increased interest as a replacement for the more traditional steam Rankine cycle for geothermal, solar, ocean thermal energy conversion and waste heat recovery applications. The Kalina cycle uses a mixture of ammonia and water as the working fluid.
Modi, Anish +3 more
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A Chronology of International Business Cycles Through Non-parametric Decoding [PDF]
This paper introduces a new empirical strategy for the characterization of business cycles. It combines non-parametric decoding methods that classify a series into expansions and recessions but does not require specification of the underlying stochastic ...
Hsieh Fushing +3 more
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Bonds on the Ballot: What Voters (Don't) Know About Debt Financing and Why It Matters
Public Budgeting &Finance, EarlyView.Abstract American subnational governments commonly require voters to approve bond proposals, reflecting historical concerns about legislative shortsightedness. Yet voters need an understanding of how bond financing works to make choices consistent with preferences. Existing literature makes it unclear whether voters have such knowledge.
Shanna Pearson‐Merkowitz +3 more
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