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Potential Impacts of Golden Rice on Public Health in India
Stein, Alexander J.; Sachdev, H.P.S.; Qaim, Matin - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2006
Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) affects millions of people world-wide, causing serious health problems. Golden Rice (GR), which has been genetically engineered to produce beta-carotene, is being proposed as a remedy. While this new technology has aroused controversial debates, its nutritional impact...
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Can genetic engineering for the poor pay off? An ex-ante evaluation of Golden Rice in India
Stein, Alexander J.; Sachdev, H.P.S.; Qaim, Matin - Institut für Agrar- und Sozialökonomie in den Tropen … - 2006
Genetic engineering (GE) in agriculture is a controversial topic in science and society at large. While some oppose genetically modified crops as proxy of an agricultural system they consider unsustainable and inequitable, the question remains whether GE can benefit the poor within the existing...
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Intra-class Correlation Estimates for Assessment of Vitamin A Intake in Children
ICDDR,B: Centre for Health and Population Research
In many community-based surveys, multi-level sampling is inherent inthe design. In the design of these studies, especially to calculate theappropriate sample size, investigators need good estimates ofintra-class correlation coefficient (ICC), along with the cluster size,to adjust for variation...
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Emerging Markets for GM Foods: A Study of Consumer's Willingness to Pay in India
Deodhar, Satish Y.; Ganesh, Sankar; Chern, Wen S. - 2008
A random utility approach is used to estimate logit equations which indicate what factors affect the likelihood of consumption of non-GM and GM foods, and, whether or not consumers are willing to pay a premium for non-GM/GM foods. Ceteris paribus as the price difference between non-GM and GM...
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Willingness to pay for golden rice in India : a contingent valuation method analysis
Kajale, Dilip Babasaheb; Becker, Tilman - In: Journal of food products marketing 21 (2015) 4, pp. 319-336
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How do investors' subscription rate and pattern affect underpricing? : an empirical investigation for Indian IPOs
Sahoo, Seshadev - In: Afro-Asian Journal of Finance and Accounting : AAJFA 4 (2014) 3, pp. 367-386
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How do investors' subscription rate and pattern affect underpricing? An empirical investigation for Indian IPOs
Sahoo, Seshadev - In: Afro-Asian Journal of Finance and Accounting 4 (2014) 3, pp. 367-386
This study investigates subscription rates across institutional and non-institutional retail investors for 149 initial public offerings listed in Indian stock market. We document a positive relationship between underpricing and subscription rate of all investor groups. We also find a significant...
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Green Governance - One Solution for two problems? Climate change and economic shocks: risk perceptions and coping strategies in China, India and Bangladesh
Senz, Anja (contributor); Reinhardt, Dieter (contributor) - 2010
Duisburg-Essen. It brings together different perceptions regarding China, India and Bangladesh as they face the risks and … riskresistant societies and states. On the basis of these concepts, the current situation in China, India and Bangladesh is … Adaptation in Bangladesh - - - Özlem Ipiv / Dieter Reinhardt: Sustainable Green Investments and Policies in Bangladesh: Two …
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Changing revealed comparative advantage of textile and clothing sector of Pakistan: Pre and post quota analysis
Ahmad, Nawaz; Kalim, Rukhsana - In: Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences (PJCSS) 7 (2013) 3, pp. 520-544
Many Asian countries have been beneficiaries of quota abolition for textile and clothing sector since 2005. After the implementation of the Agreement on Textile and Clothing (ATC) in December 2004, member countries of World Trade Organization (WTO) have quota-free trade except People's Republic...
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Capability approach to public-space harassment of women: Evidence from India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan
Berik, Günseli; Bhattacharya, Haimanti; Singh, Tejinder Pal - 2023
literature on public-space harassment (PSH) is sparse. Based on 2021-22 surveys in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan this paper …
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