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Gender pay gaps in economics: A deeper look at institutional factors 经济学中的性别薪酬差距：对制度因素的深入研究

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Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2023-05-31 DOI: 10.1111/agec.12778

MinSub Kim, Joyce J. Chen, Bruce A. Weinberg

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Beyond the “inverse relationship”: Area mismeasurement may affect actual productivity, not just how we understand it 超越“反向关系”：面积测量错误可能会影响实际生产力，而不仅仅是我们如何理解它

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Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2023-05-23 DOI: 10.1111/agec.12775

William J. Burke, Stephen N. Morgan, Thelma Namonje, Milu Muyanga, Nicole M. Mason

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Free power, irrigation, and groundwater depletion: Impact of farm electricity policy of Punjab, India 免费电力、灌溉和地下水枯竭:印度旁遮普农业电力政策的影响

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Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2023-05-20 DOI: 10.1111/agec.12773

Disha Gupta

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Weather shocks, livelihood diversification, and household food security: Empirical evidence from rural Bangladesh 天气冲击、生计多样化和家庭粮食安全：来自孟加拉国农村的经验证据

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Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2023-05-15 DOI: 10.1111/agec.12776

Masanori Matsuura, Yir-Hueih Luh, Abu Hayat Md. Saiful Islam

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Full-cost accounting and redefining the cost of food: Implications for agricultural economics research 全成本核算和重新定义食品成本:对农业经济学研究的启示

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Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2023-04-20 DOI: 10.1111/agec.12774

Joachim von Braun, Sheryl L. Hendriks

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Occupational sex segregation in agriculture: Evidence on gender norms and socio-emotional skills in Nigeria 农业中的职业性别隔离：尼日利亚性别规范和社会情感技能的证据

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Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2023-03-21 DOI: 10.1111/agec.12769

Smita Das, Clara Delavallade, Ayodele Fashogbon, Wale Olatunji Ogunleye, Sreelakshmi Papineni

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The roles of risk preferences, selection, and uncertain returns on land contracts 风险偏好、选择和不确定回报在土地合同中的作用

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Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2023-03-17 DOI: 10.1111/agec.12770

Jun Yeong Lee, Grant Durbahn, Peter F. Orazem, Wendong Zhang

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Solar-powered cold-storage and agrifood market modernization in Nigeria 尼日利亚的太阳能冷藏和农产品市场现代化

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Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2023-03-02 DOI: 10.1111/agec.12771

Hiroyuki Takeshima, Futoshi Yamauchi, Hyacinth O. Edeh, Manuel A. Hernandez

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Dealing with low-probability shocks: The role of selected heuristics in farmers’ risk management decisions 应对低概率冲击：选择性启发式方法在农民风险管理决策中的作用

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Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2023-03-02 DOI: 10.1111/agec.12763

Christoph Duden, Oliver Mußhoff, Frank Offermann

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When my neighbors matter: Spillover effects in the adoption of large-scale pesticide-free wheat production 当我的邻居很重要:采用大规模无农药小麦生产的溢出效应

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Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2023-03-02 DOI: 10.1111/agec.12766

Yanbing Wang, Niklas Möhring, Robert Finger

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