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The Spillover Impact of Index Insurance on Agricultural Investment by Cotton Farmers in Burkina Faso 指数保险对布基纳法索棉农农业投资的溢出效应

The World Bank Economic Review Pub Date : 2021-04-22 DOI: 10.1093/wber/lhab011

Quentin Stoeffler, Michael Carter, Catherine Guirkinger, Wouter Gelade

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Land Rezoning and Structural Transformation in Rural India: Evidence from the Industrial Areas Program 印度农村土地区划和结构转型:来自工业区计划的证据

The World Bank Economic Review Pub Date : 2021-01-22 DOI: 10.1093/wber/lhab004

David Blakeslee, Ritam Chaurey, Ram Fishman, Samreen Malik

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The Demand for Advice: Theory and Empirical Evidence from Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa 咨询需求:来自撒哈拉以南非洲农民的理论和经验证据

The World Bank Economic Review Pub Date : 2021-01-10 DOI: 10.1093/wber/lhab001

Dominik Naeher, Matthias Schündeln

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