Subsidies for Agricultural Technology Adoption: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment with Improved Grain Storage Bags in Uganda [0.03%]
采用补贴促进农业技术采纳的扶贫效果研究——基于乌干达粮袋改良项目的随机干预试验
Oluwatoba J Omotilewa,Jacob Ricker-Gilbert,John Herbert Ainembabazi
Oluwatoba J Omotilewa
This article addresses the question of whether subsidizing an entirely new agricultural technology for smallholder farmers can aid its adoption early in the diffusion process. Based on a theoretical framework for technology adoption under s...
COVID-19 and Supply Chain Disruption: Evidence from Food Markets in India† [0.03%]
印度的新冠疫情与供应链中断：来自食品市场的证据
Kanika Mahajan,Shekhar Tomar
Kanika Mahajan
This paper looks at the disruption in food supply chains due to COVID-19 induced economic shutdown in India. We use a novel dataset from one of the largest online grocery retailers to look at the impact on product stockouts and prices. We f...
Measuring the Affordability of Nutritious Diets in Africa: Price Indexes for Diet Diversity and the Cost of Nutrient Adequacy [0.03%]
衡量非洲营养膳食的可负担性：饮食多样性和实现充足营养成本的价格指数
William A Masters,Yan Bai,Anna Herforth et al.
William A Masters et al.
Policies and programs often aim to improve the affordability of nutritious diets, but existing food price indexes are based on observed quantities that may not meet nutritional goals. To measure changes in the cost of reaching international...
Biofortification, Crop Adoption and Health Information: Impact Pathways in Mozambique and Uganda [0.03%]
生物强化、作物采纳和健康信息：莫桑比克和乌干达的影响路径
Alan de Brauw,Patrick Eozenou,Daniel O Gilligan et al.
Alan de Brauw et al.
Biofortification is a promising strategy to combat micronutrient malnutrition by promoting the adoption of staple food crops bred to be dense sources of specific micronutrients. Research on biofortified orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) ha...
Chen Zhen,Eric A Finkelstein,Shawn A Karns et al.
Chen Zhen et al.
We construct panel price indexes using retail scanner data that allow comparisons of consumption cost across space and time. Two types of panel indexes are examined: the rolling-window panel extensions of the multilateral Cave-Christensen-D...
Wage and Employment Growth in America's Drug Epidemic: Is All Growth Created Equal? [0.03%]
美国毒品流行期间的工资与就业增长：所有增长都是相同的吗？
Michael R Betz,Lauren E Jones
Michael R Betz
The rise in drug overdose deaths in the United States since the turn of the millennium has been extraordinary. A popular narrative paints a picture whereby opioid overdoses among white, male, less-educated, rural workers have been caused by...
Optimal Groundwater Extraction under Uncertainty and a Spatial Stock Externality [0.03%]
不确定性和空间存量外部性条件下的最优地下水资源开采政策分析
Nathaniel H Merrill,Todd Guilfoos
Nathaniel H Merrill
We introduce a model that incorporates two important elements to estimating welfare gains from groundwater management: stochasticity and a spatial stock externality. We estimate welfare gains resulting from optimal management under uncertai...
By Ounce or By Calorie: The Differential Effects of Alternative Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax Strategies [0.03%]
以盎司或卡路里征税：替代性的含糖饮料征税策略的不同效果
Chen Zhen,Ian F Brissette,Ryan R Ruff
Chen Zhen
The obesity epidemic and excessive consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages have led to proposals of economics-based interventions to promote healthy eating in the United States. Targeted food and beverage taxes and subsidies are prominent ...
How Much Does the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Reduce Food Insecurity? [0.03%]
补充营养援助计划减少粮食不安全情况的作用有多大？
Caroline Ratcliffe,Signe-Mary McKernan,Sisi Zhang
Caroline Ratcliffe
Nearly 15% of all U.S. households and 40% of near-poor households were food insecure in 2009. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the cornerstone of federal food assistance programs and serves as the first line of defens...