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Certification as a Rationale for Voluntary Agreements

open access: yes
I model the participation of firms in a voluntary agreement as a costly certification process whereby a firm informs the Regulator of its pollution intensity.
Gonzalez, Patrick
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Tax Policy and the News: An Empirical Analysis of Taxpayers' Perceptions of Taxrelated Media Coverage and its Impact on Tax Compliance

open access: yes, 2013
The present study addresses the question of how taxpayers' perceptions of government and tax authorities are influenced by media coverage. The effect that national political topics, such as tax legislation and the expenditure of tax revenues, have on the
Kasper, Matthias   +2 more
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Effects of Outsourced Agricultural Extension Services on the Technical Efficiency and Financial Returns of Soybean Farms in Northern Cameroon

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the agricultural landscape of most developing countries, the last decade has witnessed the expansion of outsourced agricultural extension services. Private firms and nongovernmental organizations focused on delivering agricultural extension and advisory services to farmers have emerged.
Boris D. Soh Wenda   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Voluntary approaches to food safety: New insights

open access: yes
Food safety economists have raised numerous questions according to the emergence and the multiplication of safety quality management system within the food supply chain.
Rouviere, Elodie, Fares, M'Hand
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A Multimodal Intelligent System for Human Digital Twin Simulation with Continuous Kinematic Data Tracking, Biometric Prognosis, and Cognitive State Feedback in Industrial Environments

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.
This article implements a unified human digital twin framework that integrates cutting edge actuation, sensing, simulation, and bidirectional feedback capability. The approach includes integrating multimodal sensing, AI, and biomechanical simulation into one compact system.
Tajbeed Ahmed Chowdhury   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Agri-environmental program compliance under heterogeneous conditions

open access: yes
Heterogeneity of agricultural landscapes may necessitate the use of spatially targeted instrument combinations to implement the social optimum. But compliance with these policies may require costly enforcement.
Lankoski, Jussi E.   +2 more
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The Last Refuge of a Scoundrel? Patriotism and Tax Compliance [PDF]

open access: yes
We study the effects of patriotism on tax compliance. In particular, we assume that individuals feel a (random draw of) warm glow from honestly paying their taxes.
Konrad, Kai A., Qari, Salmai
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Autonomous AI‐Driven Design for Skin Product Formulations

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.
This review presents a comprehensive closed‐loop framework for autonomous skin product formulation design. By integrating artificial intelligence‐driven experiment selection with automated multi‐tiered assays, the approach shifts development from trial‐and‐error to intelligent optimisation.
Yu Zhang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Designing a Voluntary Beef Checkoff

open access: yes
Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court considered whether the mandatory fees imposed by the beef checkoff violates the First Amendment. As a precaution, many states began forming voluntary beef checkoffs, where funds would be raised through voluntary ...
Chung, Chanjin   +3 more
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The Open‐Source Paradox: Africa's Digital Sovereignty and the Structural Limits of Artificial Intelligence Autonomy

open access: yesAI &Innovation, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Open‐source artificial intelligence is widely promoted as a democratising pathway to digital sovereignty for African states, offering access to frontier architectures without prohibitive capital investment. This paper investigates whether open‐source AI represents a credible route to autonomy or generates a new form of structural dependency ...
Ololade A. Shonubi
wiley   +1 more source

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