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| Usui, Takehiro; Chikasada, Mitsuko. |
| The Japanese government has encouraged reduction, reuse, and recycling of waste with the slogan "3R" under the Basic Law for Establishing a Recycling-based Society. However, the law is non-binding in nature; thus, the collection of each type of recyclable containers and packaging is done at the discretion of the municipalities. Some municipalities do not provide collection services for these recyclables. Why do some municipalities recycle while others do not? Few studies have investigated the determinants of the municipality's decision to collect recyclables. The purpose of this study is to examine the factors affecting a municipality's decision to implement the collection of already sorted recyclable containers and packaging in Japan. We use a panel data... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Recycling; Panel Probit; Landfill; Incineration; Environmental Economics and Policy. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103759 |
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| Johansson, Robert C.; Coggins, Jay S.; Senauer, Benjamin. |
| Higher union density (the percentage of employees in an area who belong to unions) is known to raise the wages of union members. We find that in the supermarket industry, higher density locally also leads to higher wages for non-union members. Despite this, workers who are not in unions lose ground relative to union members. For a 10% increase in local union densities in the supermarket industry it is estimated that the wages of union employees in that labor market will increase by 5.3% and by 1.2% for nonunion. Hence, the union wage premium will increase in regions with higher union densities. At the time of the last national examination of the retail industry in 1977, union influence in the retail food industry was near its peak. Subsequently union... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Labor and Human Capital; Marketing. |
| Ano: 1999 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14313 |
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| Zhou, Zhang-Yue. |
| Global demand for feed, especially cereal feed, is expected to increase in the decades to come. At the global level, demand for cereal feed will be met by the supply. There are, however, disparities between regions. As a result of strong livestock industry development, the Asian region as a whole will have a shortage of cereal feed and will become a major cereal feed importer. This paper examines existing projections of feed demand and supply in the Asian region. It also sheds light on the implications of the feed demand and the livestock industry development in the Asian region for the Australian rural industries. |
| Tipo: Article |
Palavras-chave: Feed market; Demand and supply; Asia; Farm Management. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120920 |
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| Goetz, Linde; von Cramon-Taubadel, Stephan. |
| The Israeli citrus export sector was liberalized in 1991 with the aim to increase citrus growers income and to improve overall efficiency of the international citrus marketing channel. However, the former government export monopolys activities were mainly taken over by four large companies accounting for over 90% of total Israeli citrus market exports. In addition, citrus exporters maintained the monopolys consignment system, substantially limiting transparency on how the grower price is determined. This lead the government to intervene in the newly liberalized market by implementing a minimum price agreement in the 1994/95 season to protect citrus growers against exporters abuse of market power. In this paper we analyze whether market power was... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; International Relations/Trade. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7594 |
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| Gergely, Sandor; Magda, Sandor. |
| A zöldenergia (energetikai biomassza) előállítható elsődleges, másodlagos és harmadlagos biomasszából. Elsőként a melléktermékeket és hulladékokat célszerű felhasználni, majd pedig a fás és lágy szárú célültetvényeken előállított zöldenergia-hordozókat. A hazai mező- és erdőgazdasági melléktermék és hulladék energetikai célra hasznosítható évi mennyisége 4,9-5,7 millió tonna közötti, amely 40-50%-kal több, mint az évente kitermelt tűzifa. A földgázfűtés kiváltása a helyben keletkezett és/vagy termelt zöldenergia-hordozókkal már ma is gazdaságos, főként abban az esetben, ha települési és/vagy kistérségi logisztikai központ közbeiktatásával történik a zöldenergia-hordozók hasznosítása hőtermelésre. A zöldenergia-hordozók szabályozott körülmények között... |
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Palavras-chave: Zöldenergia; Energiahordozók; Fűtés; Faültetvény; Foglalkoztatás; Green energy; Energy resources; Heating; Woody energy plantation; Employment; Agricultural and Food Policy; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119935 |
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| Ellis, John R.; Lacewell, Ronald D.; Reneau, Duane R.. |
| This study estimates the expected benefits from adoption of new water-related technologies for the Texas High Plains, a region which is currently mining groundwater. Adoption rates for two improved irrigation systems and limited tillage practices are assumed, and changes in net returns, resource usage, and irrigated acres are examined as measures of adoption benefits. A recursive linear programming framework covering a 40-year period is employed, with results indicating that, contrary to what one might hope, adoption will not significantly lengthen the life of the aquifer. Annual water use changes very little with adoption, while irrigated acreages increase slightly. Adoption does provide a substantial increase in annual net returns, with discounted... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies. |
| Ano: 1985 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32310 |
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| Fournier, Valerie; Manfredo, Mark R.; Richards, Timothy J.; Eaves, James. |
| Invasive insect species cause billions of dollars of direct and indirect damage to U.S. crops each year. The market for insuring insect damage is, however, far from complete. The objective of this study is to design and value insect derivatives, or "bug options," which would offer growers a market-based means for transferring risk of pest damage to speculators or others who may profit from higher insect populations. A bug option valuation model is developed and applied to Bemesia tabaci infestation in cotton. The results show that insect derivatives may become important risk management tools for a wide range of growers. |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Risk and Uncertainty. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19553 |
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