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Public and Private Institutional Responses to Advocacy Attacks: The Case of...

Title: Public and Private Institutional Responses to Advocacy Attacks: The Case of the Global Cocoa Industry and Child Labour AbuseAuthors: Clark, Alexandra; Gow, Hamish R.Abstract: Over the past...

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Why Don't Farmers Adopt Precision Farming Technologies in Cotton Production?

Title: Why Don't Farmers Adopt Precision Farming Technologies in Cotton Production?Authors: Paudel, Krishna P.; Pandit, Mahesh; Mishra, Ashok K.; Segarra, EduardoAbstract: We used the 2009 Southern...

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BIOFUELS, CLIMATE POLICY, AND WATER MANAGEMENT: ASSESSING POLICY-INDUCED...

Title: BIOFUELS, CLIMATE POLICY, AND WATER MANAGEMENT: ASSESSING POLICY-INDUCED SHIFTS ON AGRICULTURE’S EXTENSIVE AND INTENSIVE MARGINS Authors: Baker, Justin Scott; Murray, Brian C.; McCarl, Bruce...

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Agricultural Productivity and Policies in Sub-Saharan Africa

Title: Agricultural Productivity and Policies in Sub-Saharan AfricaAuthors: Yu, Bingxin; Nin Pratt, AlejandroAbstract: We analyze the evolution of Sub-Saharan Africa’s agricultural total factor...

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Effects of Family, Friends, and Relative Prices on Fruit and Vegetable...

Title: Effects of Family, Friends, and Relative Prices on Fruit and Vegetable Consumption by African American YouthsAuthors: Zhylyevskyy, Oleksandr; Jensen, Helen H.; Garasky, Steven B.; Cutrona,...

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Endogenous R&D Investment and Market Structure: A Case Study of the...

Title: Endogenous R&D Investment and Market Structure: A Case Study of the Agricultural Biotechnology IndustryAuthors: Anderson, Benjamin; Sheldon, Ian M.Abstract: Over the past three decades, the...

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Farmers’ Willingness to Grow Sweet Sorghum as a Cellulosic Bioenergy Crop: A...

Title: Farmers’ Willingness to Grow Sweet Sorghum as a Cellulosic Bioenergy Crop: A Stated Choice Approach Authors: Bergtold, Jason S.; Fewell, Jason E.; Williams, Jeffery R.Abstract: Biofuel...

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General Remedies to Local Problems: An Applied Researcher’s Manual to...

Title: General Remedies to Local Problems: An Applied Researcher’s Manual to Multiple Imputation Authors: Kyureghian, Gayaneh; Capps, Oral, Jr.; Nayga, Rodolfo M., Jr.Abstract: Nonresponse is a...

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Development in the Midst of Drought: Evaluating an Agricultural Extension and...

Title: Development in the Midst of Drought: Evaluating an Agricultural Extension and Credit Program in Nicaragua.Authors: Mullally, ConnerAbstract: Abstract: This essay is an evaluation of year one of...

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Development in the Midst of Drought: Evaluating an Agricultural Extension and...

Title: Development in the Midst of Drought: Evaluating an Agricultural Extension and Credit Program in Nicaragua.Authors: Mullally, ConnerAbstract: This essay is an evaluation of year one of the Rural...

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Portuguese Retailers’ Motivations to Adopt Front of Pack Nutrition Labels: A...

Title: Portuguese Retailers’ Motivations to Adopt Front of Pack Nutrition Labels: A Qualitative Analysis Authors: Caldeira, Monica; Sottomayor, Miguel; Souza Monteiro, Diogo M.Abstract: Nutrition is an...

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Beverage Front of Package Nutrition Labels and Consumer Perception of...

Title: Beverage Front of Package Nutrition Labels and Consumer Perception of Nutrition InformationAuthors: House, Lisa; Kim, Hyeyoung; Gao, Zhifeng; Rampersaud, Gail S.

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Is voluntary nutritional labelling efficient? An analysis of the biscuits and...

Title: Is voluntary nutritional labelling efficient? An analysis of the biscuits and cakes sector in FranceAuthors: Nichele, Veronique; Soler, Louis-Georges

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The Effect of Climate Change on Transportation Flows and Inland Waterways Due...

Title: The Effect of Climate Change on Transportation Flows and Inland Waterways Due to Climate-Induced Shifts in Crop Production PatternsAuthors: Attavanich, Witsanu; McCarl, Bruce A.; Fuller, Stephen...

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What I've Learned About Teaching...So Far

Title: What I've Learned About Teaching...So FarAuthors: Chouinard, Hayley H.

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Idiosyncratic shocks, risk management and welfare dynamics in rural Ghana

Title: Idiosyncratic shocks, risk management and welfare dynamics in rural GhanaAuthors: Naschold, Felix; Walker, Thomas F.; Barrett, Christopher B.; Osei, Robert

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Development in the Midst of Drought: Evaluating an Agricultural Extension and...

Title: Development in the Midst of Drought: Evaluating an Agricultural Extension and Credit Program in Nicaragua.Authors: Mullally, ConnerAbstract: This essay is an evaluation of year one of the Rural...

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A Comparison of Imputation Methods under Large Samples and Different...

Title: A Comparison of Imputation Methods under Large Samples and Different Censoring Levels (PowerPoint)Authors: Lopez, Jose AntonioAbstract: Several imputation approaches using a large sample and...

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U.S. Alcohol Consumption: Tax Instrumental Variables in Quadratic Almost...

Title: U.S. Alcohol Consumption: Tax Instrumental Variables in Quadratic Almost Ideal Demand System (QUAIDS)Authors: Jithitikulchai, TheepakornAbstract: This study analyzes the annual alcohol...

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Violence, Political Instability, and International Trade: Evidence from...

Title: Violence, Political Instability, and International Trade: Evidence from Kenya’s Cut Flower Sector Authors: Muhammad, Andrew; D'Souza, Anna; Amponsah, William A.Abstract: Abstract: We assess...

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