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Uncovering renewable energy policy impact channels on land values, the local farm structure, and farmland heterogeneity

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Germany's Renewable Energy Sources Act (REA), enacted in 2000 and subsequently amended, subsidized national renewable energy production with fixed feed‐in tariffs for renewable energy sources (RE) from wind, solar, and biogas. Empirical studies suggest that the policy was creating windfall effects for landowners and attribute farmland use ...
Lars Isenhardt, Stefan Seifert, Saskia Wolff, Tobia Lakes, Marten Graubner, Axel Werwatz, Silke Hüttel   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Population Status, Ecology and Conservation Challenges of Cattle Egrets (<i>Bubulcus ibis</i>), Especially in the Southern Africa Subregion: A Systematic Review and Evidence Synthesis. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Sibanda B, Tarakini T, Mundava J.
europepmc   +1 more source

Lost in aggregation? On the importance of local food price data for food poverty estimates

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores within‐country variations in food price dynamics and food poverty estimates by employing local market price data and national consumer price index (CPI) data. Our results show that national CPI data may be useful for approximating national trends but they fail to detect and identify spatial variations in local trends, which
Stephan Dietrich, Valerio Giuffrida, Bruno Martorano, Georg Schmerzeck, Marco Tiberti   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

Exploring the roles of informal healthcare providers in urban settings to improve access and quality of care for the urban poor: experience from Bangladesh, Ghana, Nepal, and Nigeria. [PDF]

Health Policy Plan
Gadeka DD, Dawkins B, de Siqueira Filha NT, Chowdhury AH, Bhattarai A, Mbachu C, Saify MB, Okudzeto H, Da Silva MR, Baral SC, Quayyum Z, Aryeetey GC, Huque R, Onwujekwe O, Ebenso B, Elsey H, Agyepong IA.   +16 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

Unveiling intervention targets: urban-rural disparities in depression-anxiety symptoms networks among Chinese older adults living alone. [PDF]

BMC Geriatr
He Y, Sun K, Chen W, Man M, Chen N, Liu W.   +5 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

Linking community structure and climate vulnerability in desert plant assemblages of southern California

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Desert plant assemblages in southern California provide an opportunity to link patterns of community structure with climate‐driven vulnerability in a rapidly changing environment. California sustains an exceptionally diverse flora of approximately 4300 plant species, with 31% identified as endemic.
Hector Zumbado‐Ulate, Luis E. Barrios, Danelle A. Baronia, G. Darrel Jenerette, Lynn C. Sweet   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding Urban Mobility Among Wheelchair Users: The Intersection of Physical Impairment, Wheelchair Mobility Proficiency, and Self-Efficacy in Wheeled Mobility-A Scoping Review. [PDF]

Healthcare (Basel)
Houshyar Yazdian SH, Sá KSG, Jacquet W, Stiens J, Vanlandewijck Y.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source