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Youth Entrepreneurship in the Agribusiness Sector in Tanzania 坦桑尼亚农业综合企业部门的青年创业精神

IF 2.1 3区经济学

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics Pub Date : 2026-01-20 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8489.70066

Min Bai, Yohane Kitwima Magembe

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Managing Pesticide Resistance: Input-Oriented Versus Result-Oriented Tax Systems 农药抗药性管理：投入导向与结果导向的税收制度

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Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics Pub Date : 2026-01-06 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8489.70079

Safiatou Barro, Sophie Legras, Elsa Martin

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Firm Strategic Labelling and Chinese Consumers' Preference for Carbonated Beverages: The Role of Healthfulness and Taste 企业战略标签与中国消费者对碳酸饮料的偏好：健康和口味的作用

IF 2.1 3区经济学

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics Pub Date : 2026-01-06 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8489.70086

Yue Yang, Wuyang Hu, Yulian Ding, Kevin Chen, Jia Du

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Firm Strategic Labelling and Chinese Consumers' Preference for Carbonated Beverages: The Role of Healthfulness and Taste 企业战略标签与中国消费者对碳酸饮料的偏好：健康和口味的作用

IF 2.1 3区经济学

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics Pub Date : 2026-01-06 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8489.70086

Yue Yang, Wuyang Hu, Yulian Ding, Kevin Chen, Jia Du

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Linking the ICRISAT Genebank to Poverty Reduction and Welfare in Malawi 将ICRISAT基因库与马拉维的减贫和福利联系起来

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Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics Pub Date : 2026-01-06 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8489.70083

Martin Paul Jr. Tabe-Ojong, Melinda Smale, Nelissa Jamora, Vania Azevedo

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Asymmetric Business Cycle Fluctuations and Emissions: Evidence From African Countries 不对称商业周期波动和排放：来自非洲国家的证据

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Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics Pub Date : 2025-12-31 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8489.70075

Any Flore Djoumessi Djoukouo

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Monetary Accounting of Cultural Ecosystem Services: Recreational Fishing in the Murray–Darling Basin, Australia 文化生态系统服务的货币核算：澳大利亚墨累-达令盆地的休闲钓鱼

IF 2.1 3区经济学

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics Pub Date : 2025-12-31 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8489.70082

Gabriela Scheufele, Sean Pascoe, Rachel Nichols, Greg Smith, Alistair McIlgorm

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Monetary Accounting of Cultural Ecosystem Services: Recreational Fishing in the Murray–Darling Basin, Australia 文化生态系统服务的货币核算：澳大利亚墨累-达令盆地的休闲钓鱼

IF 2.1 3区经济学

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics Pub Date : 2025-12-31 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8489.70082

Gabriela Scheufele, Sean Pascoe, Rachel Nichols, Greg Smith, Alistair McIlgorm

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Effects of Alternate Wetting and Drying on Water Savings and Rice Yields in The Philippines 菲律宾干湿交替对节水和水稻产量的影响

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Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics Pub Date : 2025-12-30 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8489.70080

Soumi Chandra, Roderick M. Rejesus, Jose M. Yorobe Jr

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Effects of Alternate Wetting and Drying on Water Savings and Rice Yields in The Philippines 菲律宾干湿交替对节水和水稻产量的影响

IF 2.1 3区经济学

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics Pub Date : 2025-12-30 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8489.70080

Soumi Chandra, Roderick M. Rejesus, Jose M. Yorobe Jr

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