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Reduce, reuse, redeem: Deposit-refund recycling programs in the presence of alternatives
Understanding how consumers make recycling decisions is crucial in crafting sustainable recycling policies.
COVID-19 and extreme weather: Impacts on food security and migration attitudes in the rural area of Guatemala
This paper examines the continuing effects of COVID-19 and exposure to weather extremes on income, dietary, and migration outcomes in the rural area of Guatemala.
The COVID-19 pandemic has added new urgency to the question of how best to motivate people to get needed vaccines.
Background Limited research on food systems and food insecurity (FI) following disasters finds contextual differences in post-disaster food systems that shape dimensions of FI.
Agri-environmental schemes (AESs) are increasingly implemented to promote the adoption of environmentally friendly practices by farmers.
The water literature has mainly investigated the diversion and distribution of water from the source to the end users or the utilization of water at the farm level in crop production.
The unintended consequences of confinement: Evidence from the rural area in Guatemala
Individual and social preferences have shown to be important factors in individual decision making and general economic performance.
Effects of eliminating the US–China trade dispute tariffs
This paper examines the economic implications of the tariff increases by the United States and by China during the Trump era trade dispute and the gains from their potential removal.
Decomposing USDA ending stocks forecast errors
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) publishes monthly Ending Stocks projections, providing an estimate of the end-of-marketing-year inventory of a particular commodity, which effectively summarizes its supply and demand outlook.
Agricultural commercialization and nutrition: Evidence from smallholder coffee farmers
Agricultural commercialization, or the transition from growing crops for home consumption to growing some or all crops for sale, enables farmers to earn cash income that they can use to buy food in markets.
Role of soil perception and soil variability by smallholder farmers in the low adoption rates of extension packages in Central America
Food systems are under pressure to produce more food of higher quality while reducing the pressure on natural resources. Currently, land degradation is widespread, especially in areas with smallholder farming.
Background: Diagnosis-related group (DRG)-based hospital payment can potentially be inadequately low (or high) for highly variable, highly specialized, and/or low volume care.
Land market distortions and aggregate agricultural productivity: Evidence from Guatemala
A theoretical framework to model the optimal size distribution of farms and assess to what extent market imperfections can explain non-optimal land allocation and output inefficiency. (Guatemala)
A flood-modeling approach that integrates across spatial zones to assess the annual probability of population exposure & improve adaptation planning and policies.