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Discerning the Global in the European Revolutions of 1989

Armbruster, Chris - 2008

1989 as a regional transition of Central Europe only. This essay does not substitute the stultifying regional perspective …; - Nation building processes in the USSR and Eastern Europe and the consolidation of independent states;- Resistance, dissidence … has seemed dark, an age of extremes and violence defined in Europe and spreading from there. However, just before 1989, it …

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Market Design for Trading Commoditized Renewable Energy

Heshmati, Almas - 2014

Information and communication technology plays an important role in achieving a higher level of energy efficiency. In particular, energy efficiency can be achieved by integrating information technology into electricity networks to enable the interaction between suppliers and customers (smart...

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Market design for trading commoditized renewable energy

Heshmati, Almas; Abolhosseini, Shahrouz - 2014

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The Economics of Television and Online Video Markets

Crawford, Gregory S. - 2015

Television is the dominant entertainment medium for hundreds of millions. This chapter surveys the economic forces that determine the production and consumption of this content. It presents recent trends in television and online video markets, both in the US and internationally, and describes...

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Economic reasoning on the correlation between life expectancy and economic development : exploring alternative routes

Wittmann, Nadine - 2014

Regarding the connection between economic development and public health, the statistically evident correlation between a country's gross domestic product and life expectancy is widely discussed. An important aspect that keeps resurfacing in discussions on why the relationship between the latter...

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Competition and well-being : does market competition make people unhappy?

Fischer, Justina A. V. (contributor) - 2008 - Version: 2 April 2008

Empirical research on the role of economic institutions for subjective well-being is still widely lacking, while recent economic-experimental outcomes suggest that experienced utility may depend on the intensity of market competition. This paper is the first to empirically analyze the...

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Moving Toward Food Democracy : Better Food, New Farmers, and the Myth of Feeding the World

Hamilton, Neil D. - 2015

Hamilton’s essay begins with a reflection on food and society. He writes of the effect of modernization and industry on the relationship America has with food. What once was a centerpiece of our economic independence, family life, and health is now merely an afterthought. Quality and trust in...

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Agricultural Exceptions to Competition Law

Gutiérrez Rodríguez, Juan David - 2015

State's policies for agricultural markets may vary significantly among jurisdictions. Interest groups exercise a great deal of pressure over State organisms, ranging from the Congress to the Executive agencies that regulate or survey these markets. Therefore, a special treatment awarded by the...

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Agri-food Impacts of Fukushima Nuclear Accident - Lessons Learned 10 Years after Disaster

Bachev, Hrabrin - 2021

On March 11, 2011, the strongest ever recorded in Japan earthquake occurred which triggered a powerful tsunami and caused a nuclear accident in Fukushima nuclear plant. The latter was a “manmade” disaster having immense impacts on people’s life, health, and property, infrastructure, supply...

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Evaluating the OECD-FAO and USDA agricultural baseline projections

Fang, Xiaoyi; Katchova, Ani L. - In: Q open : a journal of agricultural, climate, … 3 (2023) 2, pp. 1-29

Organization (FAO), and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) produce long-term agricultural projections for key indicators of …

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