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By facilitating the flow of information in society, communications technology (CT; e.g., newspapers, radio, television, the internet) can help terrorists to (i) spread their message, (ii) recruit followers, and (iii) coordinate among group members. However, CT also facilitates monitoring and...
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We focus on the role that the transmission of information between a multilateral (e.g., the IMF) and a country has for optimal (conditional) reform design. The main result is that the informational advantage of the country must be strictly greater than the advantage of the multilateral in order...
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set of professional forecasts of financial and macroeconomic variables. More communication even increases forecast errors …
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In the international scene, country-of-origin labelling (COOL) is a controversial issue. We aim at defining criteria … conduct qualitative and systematic research using the Delphi method. The panel of experts in food labelling and food policy …
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selected for an in-depth analysis, with 63 ultimately used. Economically, organic generally outperformed conventional systems …. This is largely due to their lower production costs and higher market price. However, organic farms face lower yields …, especially in the fruit, vegetable, and animal husbandry sectors. With that said, organic farming can provide significant local …
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Voluntary standards have become a promising mode of governance to promote sustainable production and consumption in global value chains. Despite a growing number of studies on consumers' preferences for sustainable products, insufficient attention has been paid to the heterogeneity of existing...
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