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Why Didn't I Get a Payout? Understanding Farmer Choices, Index Insurance, and Basis Risk
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Index insurance, while heralded as a potential solution to alleviate poverty and food insecurity among agricultural households, has its own set of challenges, notably basis risk. Basis risk is the discrepancy between the insurance payout and losses incurred, posing a significant deterrent to the adoption of index insurance.
S. Lucille Blakeley +4 more
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Willingness to CommunicateP(論文) この論文は,ピーター・マッキンタイヤ博士が2005年春に東京で行ったセミナーでの発表に対する返答である。マッキンタイヤ博士は,コミュニケートする意思を持つ学生を育てることに失敗した言語プログラムはすべて失敗に終わったと述べている。「コミュニケートする意思」の定義は,学習している言語でコミュニケーションを取る意思のある学生のことである。私はこの論文でマッキンタイヤ博士の発表について述べ,ここ日本で我々の多くが直面する教育状況についても述べたい。目標は素晴らしいが,ヨーロッパや北米以外の文化を扱うときは不可能かも知れない。マッキンタイヤ博士はフランス語イマージョンプログラムが正しいフランス語話者を育てていないことで批判を受けているカナダの状況に取り組んだ ...
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Turkish EFL Learners' Willingness to Communicate in L2 and Motivation
, 2018 Willingness to communicate in a second language has become an important area of research recently. However, different factors which influence learners' willingness to communicate have not been widely investigated in the Turkish classroom context ...
Altiner, Cennet
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Understanding Egg Price Volatility and Policy Implications in the U.S. With Machine Learning
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Eggs are an inexpensive and sustainable source of proteins, but volatility in the U.S. egg prices has intensified in recent years, raising concerns over food affordability and market stability. This study examines the drivers of U.S. egg price dynamics over 2004–2025 using a two‐stage framework that combines LASSO‐based variable selection with
Xuemei Zhao +3 more
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How Video‐Based Information Affects Farmers' Willingness to Pay for Drone Services
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Professional service for digital technology like agricultural drones lowers transaction costs and scope thresholds for smallholders. Meanwhile, perceptual adoption barriers remain underexplored. We conduct a two‐stage choice experiment with a randomized video‐based information treatment among 384 Chinese crop farmers to measure its effect on ...
Hua Zhang +4 more
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Willingness to Communicate in L2: Theoretical Roots and Pedagogical Implications [PDF]
, 2014 . This literature review paper provides the readers with the presentation of the theoretical and empirical issues pertinent to willingness to communicate in L2.
Maryam Azmand, Mostafa Zamanian
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Willingness to communicate: A cross-cultural investigation
, 1988 This study examined the means of and correlations between perceptions of willingness to communicate, communication apprehension, and communication competence of college students in the United States and Australia.
Millette, Diane +3 more
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Relation between Willingness to Communicate in Japanese and Learning Motive [PDF]
, 2008 The purpose of this article is to find out how motives for learning Japanese were related to Willingness to Communicate in Japanese. The participants were 325 international students who were studying in universities and graduate schools in Japan.
Kobayashi, Akiko
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract Nucleus outgrower schemes are contractual arrangements where well‐resourced large‐scale farmers (nucleus farmers) are empowered by development support agencies to take charge of smallholder farmers, by providing them with market access and the necessary training on agronomic practices and farm inputs for production.
Dominic Tasila Konja, Awudu Abdulai
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INVESTIGATING THE FACTORS INFLUENCING STUDENTS' WILLINGNESS TO COMMUNICATE IN ENGLISH
, 2020 This paper aims to investigate the factors that affect the students’ willingness to communicate in English in the classroom. This study employs a qualitative method, particularly the case study with the use of observation, questionnaire, and interview to
Yusuf, Fazri Nur +2 more
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