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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A flood-modeling approach that integrates across spatial zones to assess the annual probability of population exposure & improve adaptation planning and policies.
Spatial spillover and COVID-19 spread in the U.S.
Background: This research estimates the effects of vulnerability on the spread of COVID-19 cases across U.S. counties.
US trade aid payments and the WTO
Asset maintenance as hidden investment among the poor and rich: Application to housing
Substituting maintenance of existing fixed assets for investment in new assets, and thus affecting their depreciation, can play a major role in the economic decisions of low-income agents.
Background: The emergence of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has led to a global pandemic. The United States has been severely affected, accounting for the most COVID-19 cases and deaths globally.