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Farm labor scarcity and its uneven impacts on crop producers in the United States

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This study is the first to evaluate the impacts of farm labor scarcity on producers in the United States across different crop production systems. Between 2002 and 2017, we disentangle the effects of labor scarcity from the impacts of rising commodity demand, technological change, and supply of other inputs on labor market outcomes.
Srabashi Ray, Alexandra E. Hill, Iman Haqiqi, J. Edward Taylor, Thomas W. Hertel   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Employment descentralisation: polycentric compaction or sprawl? The case of the Barcelona Metropolitan Region 1986-1996 [PDF]

The Barcelona Metropolitan Region (BMR) has been repeatedly characterised as a polycentric-type urban system. The aim of this study is to corroborate this affirmation by making use of a methodology that enables the identifying of employment subcentres ...
Miguel Angel Garcia Lopez, Ivan Muñiz Olivera   +1 more
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Infant and childhood mortality in the upgrading areas of Amman

, 1986
Amman Urban Region Planning Group
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Atherogenic Dyslipidemia and the Atherogenic Index of Plasma in Premature Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Comprehensive Comparison of Derived Lipid Indices, Systemic Inflammation, and the TG-Glucose Axis in a Semi-urban Region. [PDF]

Cureus
Chavan MN, Nillawar AN, Hendre AS, Vani A.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Improving access to new technologies: An experiment with Kenyan input sellers

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Agrodealers play a critical role in rural economies, selling essential inputs for agricultural production, stocking new products, and providing farmers with technical advice. However, uncertainty can discourage them from stocking newer, less familiar products, limiting the availability of innovative technologies and leading to market failures ...
Sarah W. Kariuki, Francisca N. Muteti, Annemie Maertens, Michael Ndegwa, Hope Michelson, Mercy Mbugua, Jason Donovan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Representing future urban and regional scenarios for flood hazard mitigation [PDF]

In this paper we analyse urban and regional growth trends by using dynamic spatial models. The objective of this approach is twofold: on the one hand to monitor sustainable development trends and on the other hand to assess flood risk in urban areas.
Jose I. Barredo, Guy Engelen, Carlo Lavalle, Valentina Sagris   +3 more
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Genomic analysis of <i>Candida auris</i> transmission within an urban region. [PDF]

Microb Genom
Barbian HJ, Walblay KA, Kittner A, Zelinski C, Newcomer EP, Adil H, Green SJ, Valley A, Kim DY, Black SR, Hayden MK.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Firm turnover under asymmetric information: Tanzania's agro‐dealer sector

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract We study firm turnover (i.e., entry and exit) and its consumer implications in a market characterized by asymmetric information. Using a three‐round census of agro‐dealers in Tanzania's Morogoro Region, we document annual firm entry and exit rates of 33% and 17%, respectively.
Alix Naugler, Hope Michelson, Sarah Janzen, Christopher Magomba   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Airborne Measurements Suggest That Halocarbon Emissions from the New York City Urban Region Have Comparable Climate Impacts to Its Methane Emissions. [PDF]

Environ Sci Technol
Plant G, Kort EA, Vimont I, Sweeney C.
europepmc   +1 more source