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Fuzzy cooperative game analysis within the international railway freight coalition framework. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Wu J, Wu S.
europepmc   +1 more source

Running towards: Labour market incentives for runaway slaves in the British Cape Colony, 1830–1838

Asia‐Pacific Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Recent scholarship on slave escapes has increasingly emphasised economic motivation, but few studies have empirically investigated how market incentives influenced the decision‐making of enslaved individuals during transitions from coerced to wage labour.
Karl Bergemann, Gabriel Brown, Johan Fourie   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

High populations near fossil fuel energy infrastructure across the supply chain and implications for an equitable energy transition. [PDF]

Environ Res Lett
Buonocore JJ, Mooney FA, Campbell EJ, Sousa B, van Loenen B, Fabian MP, Nori-Sarma A, Willis MD.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Buyers' response to third‐party quality certification: Theory and evidence from Ethiopian wheat traders

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract When quality attributes of a product are not directly observable, third‐party certification (TPC) enables buyers to distinguish between quality levels and reward sellers accordingly. We study the adoption of TPC by traders in smallholder‐based agricultural value chains in low‐income countries, where traders aggregate products from many small ...
Gashaw T. Abate, Tanguy Bernard, Erwin Bulte, Jérémy Do Nascimento Miguel, Elisabeth Sadoulet   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating Environmental Sensing into Cargo Bikes for Pollution-Aware Logistics in Last-Mile Deliveries. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel)
Cameli L, Pazzini M, Ceriani R, Vignali V, Simone A, Lantieri C.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The economic foundations of powersharing: Evidence from Africa

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract How—and with whom—do rulers share power? Existing research focuses on the strategic logic of powersharing. In this paper, we analyze its economic foundations. Powersharing is modeled as a subnational fiscal contract, in which rulers allocate political representation based on constituencies’ revenue potential. Empirically, we combine historical
Yannick I. Pengl, Philip Roessler
wiley   +1 more source

Development efficiency of green logistics in Guangdong province based on Super-SBM and GML index. [PDF]

PLoS One
Wang Y.
europepmc   +1 more source

Macau as Method: Recombinant Urbanism in Post‐Socialist China

Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In ‘Asia as Method’, Chen Kuan‐Hsing argues for the value of an indigenous inter‐Asian approach to analysing the effects of European imperialism on the countries and citizens of Asia. This article mobilises both Chen's inter‐Asian referencing strategy and the city‐state of Macau to explore Macau's role in China's engagements with global ...
Tim Simpson
wiley   +1 more source

Measuring Urban Transport Sustainability with Indicators: Trends, Gaps, and a Vision Forward

Nalbant A, Silgu MA, Şardağ A, Yıldız B.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Electrifying long-haul freight trucks reduces societal costs in the United States. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Porzio J, McNeil W, Tong F, Moura S, Auffhammer M, Scown CD.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source