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ECOGENLit: Economics literature on plant and livestock genetic resources by Zambrano, Patricia, Smale, Melinda, Drucker, A., Álvare, Luz Marina, Yerramareddy, Indira

“…The associated thematic literature is Economics Literature on Plant and Livestock Genetic Resources(ECOGENLit). …”
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BioConserv: Economics literature on crop and livestock genetic resources: An annotated bibliography by Zambrano, Patricia, Smale, Melinda, Drucker, Adam G., Álvare, Luz Marina

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Agricultural development and the diversity of crop and livestock genetic resources: A review of the economics literature by Smale, Melinda, Drucker, Adam

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Valuation and sustainable management of crop and livestock biodiversity: a review of applied economics literature by Drucker, Adam G., Smale, Melinda, Zambrano, Patricia

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Parables: applied economics literature about the impact of genetically engineered crop varieties in developing economies by Smale, Melinda, Zambrano, Patricia, Falck-Zepeda, José B., Gruère, Guillaume P.

“…This paper focuses only on the applied economics literature about the impact of transgenic crop varieties in non-industrialized agricultural systems, with an emphasis on methods. …”
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Land tenure and agricultural productivity in Africa: A comparative analysis of the economics literature and recent policy strategies and reforms by Place, Frank

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Modeling the effects of trade on women at work and at home: a comparative perspective by Fontana, Marzia

“…The paper also compares simulation results to other approaches in the gender-and-economics literature, discusses strengths and limitations of the CGE methodology, and provides suggestions for further research.…”
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The demand for food grain in China: new insights into a controversy by Zhang, Xiaobo, Mount, Timothy D., Boisvert, Richard N.

“…There is a substantial controversy in the economics literature over the magnitude of the expenditure elasticity for food grain in China that is caused, to a large extent, by whether time-series or cross-section data are used in the analysis. …”
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BioConserv by International Food Policy Research Institute, Bioversity International

“…The collection is updated on a yearly basis and the goal is to gather all economics literature in the area. To attain this goal, BioConserv welcomes Submissions from researchers and interested parties. …”
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Measuring aspirations: discussion and example from Ethiopia by Bernard, Tanguy, Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum

“…Individuals’ aspirations and their consequences for future-oriented behavior have received increased attention in development economics literature in recent years. At this stage, however, each study relies on ad hoc empirical instruments to measure aspirations, thereby limiting comparability of the results obtained. …”
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In search of optimal stocking regimes in semi-arid grazing lands: one size does not fit all by Campbell, Bruce M., Gordon, I.J., Luckert, M.K., Petheram, L.

“…We suggest a lack of connection between the micro-economics literature and natural science and social-anthropological literature. …”
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Measuring aspirations: Discussion and example from Ethiopia by Bernard, Tanguy, Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum

“…Individuals’ aspirations and their consequences for future-oriented behavior have received increased attention in devel-opment economics literature in recent years. At this stage, however, each study relies on ad hoc empirical instruments to measure aspirations, thereby limiting comparability of the results obtained. …”
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Imperata economics and policy by Tomich, Thomas P., Kussipalo, V., Menz, K., Byron, R.N.

“…The first section on Imperata economics sets up the analytical framework to address this question and draws on the wider development economics literature to consider whether growth and poverty alleviation are conflicting or complementary objectives. …”
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Farmer uncertainty and demand for rice varietal identity information: DNA fingerprinting of smallholder rice varieties in Côte d’Ivoire by Tyack, N., Arouna, Aminou, Amoah, N., Aboudou, R.

“…In this research, we contribute to a recent economics literature that uses advances in DNA fingerprinting technology and affordability to directly measure the identity of crop varieties, allowing this variable to be compared with farmers’ beliefs about the varieties that they cultivate. …”
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bEcon Archival Collection by Paul, Namita, Yerramareddy, Indira, Zambrano, Patricia

“…Economics literature about the impacts of genetically engineered crops in developing economies bEcon is a web-based bibliography of economic literature focusing on the impact of genetically engineered (GE) crops in developing countries. …”
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The economic and poverty impacts of animal diseases in developing countries: new roles, new demands for economics and epidemiology by Rich, Karl M., Perry, Brian D.

“…Correspondingly, an important gap in the animal health economics literature is the explicit incorporation of behavior and incentives in impact analyses that highlight the interactions of disease with its socio-economic and institutional setting. …”
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Developing country consumers’ acceptance of biofortified foods: a synthesis by Birol, Ekin, Meenakshi, J.V., Oparinde, Adewale, Pérez, Salomón, Tomlins, Keith I.

“…These studies apply expert sensory panel and hedonic trait analyses methods adopted from food sciences literature, as well as various preference elicitation methods (including experimental auctions, revealed choice experiments, and stated choice experiments) adopted from experimental economics literature. These studies also test the impact of various levers on consumers’ evaluation and valuation for biofortified foods. …”
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Insecticide use on vegetables in Ghana: Would GM seed benefit farmers? by Horna, Daniela, Smale, Melinda, Al-Hassan, Ramatu M., Falck-Zepeda, José B., Timpo, Samuel E.

“…Until now, GM eggplant is the only vegetable crop that has been analyzed in the peer-reviewed, applied economics literature. This is the first analysis that includes African eggplant.…”
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Household dairy production and child growth: Evidence from Bangladesh by Choudhury, Samira, Headey, Derek D.

“…One exception is a recent economics literature using the notion of incomplete markets to estimate the impacts of cattle ownership on children’s milk consumption and growth outcomes in Eastern Africa. …”
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Measuring the economic impacts of transgenic crops in developing agriculture during the first decade: Approaches, findings, and future directions by Smale, Melinda, Zambrano, Patricia, Gruère, Guillaume P., Falck-Zepeda, José B., Matuschke, Ira, Horna, Daniela, Nagarajan, Latha, Yerramareddy, Indira, Jones, Hannah

“…This food policy review examines the applied economics literature regarding the impact of biotech crops on non-industrialized agriculture and investigates the research methods used in assessing how these crops affect farmers, consumers, the agricultural sector as a whole, and international trade. …”
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