The impact of recent policy changes on the agricultural sector and public agricultural research in Kenya.

Gauging the impact of recent policy changes, this article analyzes production characteristics and the impact of the dairy assessment for northeastern dairy farmers as compared to other major production regions. Employing a restricted translog variable profit function, returns to size, shadow prices, supply elasticities for milk and livestock as well as demand elasticities for concentrate were estimated. Northeastern, just as midwestern farmers, were less responsive in milk supply and concentrate demand, more responsive in livestock production, and less efficient than their California and Texas counterparts. The dairy assessment affected profits of northeastern farmers later than those of other regions. Negative shadow prices indicated overinvestment into fixed factors.

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The Impact of Provider Choice on Workers' Compensation Costs and Outcomes

ILR Review ◽

10.1177/001979390706100107 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 61 (1) ◽

pp. 121-142 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

David Neumark ◽

Peter S. Barth ◽

Richard A. Victor

Keyword(s):

Return To Work ◽

Work Outcomes ◽

Workers Compensation ◽

Policy Changes ◽

Provider Choice ◽

Compensation Claims ◽

The Impact ◽

Recent Policy ◽

Physical Recovery ◽

Prior Relationship

Using survey data collected in 2002 and 2003 in California, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Texas on workers injured 3 to 3.5 years earlier, coupled with information on the associated workers' compensation claims from the Workers Compensation Research Institute, the authors examine how provider choice in workers' compensation is related to costs and to workers' outcomes. They find that employee choice of the provider, by comparison with employer choice, was associated with higher costs and worse return-to-work outcomes. Although the same rate of physical recovery was found for both groups, workers who chose their providers reported higher satisfaction with medical care. The higher costs and worse return-to-work outcomes associated with employee choice arose largely when employees selected a new provider, rather than a provider with whom they had a pre-existing relationship. The findings lend some support to recent policy changes limiting workers' ability to choose a provider with whom they do not have a prior relationship.

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Assessing the long-term impact of agricultural research on productivity: evidence from France

European Review of Agricultural Economics ◽

10.1093/eurrag/jbz051 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 47 (4) ◽

pp. 1559-1586

Author(s):

Stéphane Lemarié ◽

Valérie Orozco ◽

Jean-Pierre Butault ◽

Antonio Musolesi ◽

Michel Simioni ◽

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Keyword(s):

Agricultural Research ◽

Rate Of Return ◽

Internal Rate Of Return ◽

Long Run ◽

Dynamic Time ◽

Long Term Impact ◽

Public Agricultural Research ◽

The Impact ◽

Range Of Values

Abstract This paper analyses the economic impact of agricultural research on productivity in France over the period 1959–2012. Adopting a dynamic time series model, we provide evidence that the impact of French agricultural research is in the range of values estimated for other countries, with the estimated long-run elasticity being 0.16, which corresponds to an internal rate of return of 22%. The estimated elasticity decreases at the beginning of the 1970s. Complementary analyses are developed to take into account the evolution of the priorities of public agricultural research (reorientation towards more fundamental objectives and focus on broader objective than productivity enhancement).

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Evaluación de impactos económicos y sociales de la I+D: resultados generados por investigación agrícola pública en Brasil

Oikos ◽

10.29344/07184670.33.1039 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 16 (33) ◽

pp. 15

Author(s):

Graciela Luzia Vedovoto

Keyword(s):

Agricultural Research ◽

Dynamic Panel Data ◽

Palabras Clave ◽

Revisión Sistemática ◽

Socio Economic Impact ◽

Positive Correlations ◽

Public Agricultural Research ◽

The Impact ◽

Research Centres ◽

Economic And Social Impacts

Evaluation of Economic and Social Impacts of R&D:Outcomes from Public Agricultural Research in BrazilGraciela Luzia Vedovoto RESUMEN La evaluación de los impactos de las innovaciones tecnológicas representa una medida valiosa para justificar inversiones en I+D. Este trabajo presenta una revisión sistemática de los impactos socioeconómicos de 37 centros públicos de investigación brasileños. La metodología consistió en el uso de estadística descriptiva y de la técnica de datos tipo panel probando modelos de paneles estáticos y dinámicos. Los resultados de 10 años de análisis (1150 informes) indicaron correlaciones positivas y diferencias entre las medias de los beneficios según el tipo de centro que genera las tecnologías. Palabras clave: cambio tecnológico, adopción de tecnologías, I+D, instituciones y economía. ABSTRACT The evaluation of the impact of technological innovations is a valuable mean to justify investment in R&D. This work presents a systematic review of the socio-economic impact of 37 Brazilian public research centres. The methodology for this research included the use of descriptive statistics as well as static and dynamic panel data models. The results from 10 years of analysis (1,150 reports) show positive correlations and differences in the average benefits depending on the type of centre. Keywords: technological change; technology adoption; R&D; institutions and economics

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Professional Practice in Education in an Era of Contractualism: Possibilities, Problems and Paradoxes

Australian Journal of Education ◽

10.1177/000494419604000308 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 40 (3) ◽

pp. 311-327 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Lynton Brown ◽

Terri Seddon ◽

Lawrence Angus ◽

Peter Rushbrook

Keyword(s):

Professional Practice ◽

Social Relations ◽

Service Providers ◽

Policy Changes ◽

Policy Context ◽

Contractual Relationship ◽

Australian Education ◽

Service Consumer ◽

The Impact ◽

Recent Policy

Recent policy changes have encouraged the development of a contractualist environment in Australian education, where social relations are organised around the promise of each party to fulfil particular obligations. Contractualism is evident not only in moves to expand contract employment and to organise service delivery around a contractual relationship between service providers and service consumer agencies, but also in government efforts to privatise public services so that individual consumers make choices about the kinds of services they will receive. The focus of this paper is particularly on the impact of the contractualist environment of teachers' professional practice. The paper draws on interview data to document what teachers perceive to be changing in education and in their professional practice, and to identify opportunities and constraints in this shifting policy context. On the basis of these data, some of the challenges and dilemmas of professional practice in an age of contractualism will be discussed.

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The Impact of the digitalization and the policy changes on the Savings Instruments (Saving Certificates) in Bangladesh: a response from the investors.

International Journal of Scientific Research and Management ◽

10.18535/ijsrm/v9i08.em02 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (08) ◽

pp. 2353-2365

Author(s):

Ashish Basak

Keyword(s):

Investment Decision ◽

Safety Net ◽

Policy Changes ◽

Social Safety Net ◽

The People ◽

The Government ◽

Identity Cards ◽

Tax Savings ◽

The Impact ◽

Recent Policy

Investment in the National Savings Certificate (NSC) has been the most popular savings instrument among the people of Bangladesh that provides guaranteed returns with tax savings. The government of Bangladesh mainly issues the NSCs to collect money from small and scattered savings of general people. It brings marginal and special populations into the Government's social safety net programs for ensuring an equitable and poverty-free society. Recently the authority has introduced automation and regulatory deterrents such as making mandatory the submission of e-TIN, national identity cards, bank accounts, cheque transactions, and increased deduction at source. My research has attempted to identify the impact of the policy changes on the investors’ minds and how they react. This study suggests that recent policy changes and the requirement for the mandatory documents to purchase NSCs have no impact on the investment decision as people still consider this is the most attractive and secures means of investment.

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The Productivity of Agricultural Research and Extension Expenditures in the Southeast

Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics ◽

10.1017/s0081305200012619 ◽

1975 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 117-122 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Larry L. Bauer ◽

Curtis R. Hancock

Keyword(s):

Agricultural Production ◽

Agricultural Sector ◽

Agricultural Research ◽

New Technology ◽

Food Prices ◽

Production Functions ◽

Allocation Of Resources ◽

Distributed Lag ◽

Proxy Measure ◽

The Impact

With current high food prices and increasing talk about a world food crisis, there is renewed interest in production agriculture and in the allocation of resources to agriculture. It would seem, therefore, that estimates of agricultural production functions and their associated marginal products would be useful to those responsible for resource allocation to the agricultural sector. This paper intended to give policymakers information on which to base decisions relative to the impact of investments in agricultural research and extension activities. The level of appropriations to such activities can be considered a proxy measure of technology. Most researchers familiar with this area feel that the total effect of new technology on production does not occur at one momemt in time, but may be spread over a number or years. Considering this, a distributed lag on research and extension expenditures was incorporated into the production function estimated in this paper.

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Migrant access to NHS healthcare

InnovAiT Education and inspiration for general practice ◽

10.1177/1755738018774819 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 11 (12) ◽

pp. 693-698 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Hannah Fox ◽

Lu Hiam

Keyword(s):

Case Studies ◽

Healthcare Staff ◽

Policy Changes ◽

Ability To Pay ◽

The World ◽

The Impact ◽

Recent Policy

The three core principles of the NHS: that it meets the needs of everyone, that it be free at the point of delivery, that it be based on clinical need not ability to pay, are under threat. Recent policy changes compromise these principles by denying treatment to those in need who cannot pay. This article will give an overview of the policy changes and the impact these have on individuals in vulnerable situations trying to access care, on healthcare staff and our society. Case studies from the Doctors of the World clinic are used to illustrate the effect these changes are having. All names have been changed to protect anonymity.

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The Role of Urban Agriculture Technologies in Transformation toward Participatory Local Urban Planning in Rafsanjan

Land ◽

10.3390/land10080830 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (8) ◽

pp. 830

Author(s):

Mohsen Farhangi ◽

Sara Farhangi ◽

Paulien C. H. van de Vlasakker ◽

Gerrit J. Carsjens

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Urban Planning ◽

Citizen Participation ◽

Urban Agriculture ◽

Agricultural Sector ◽

Agricultural Research ◽

Transition Process ◽

High Tech ◽

The Impact

The agricultural sector in developing countries is one of the most vulnerable sectors to climate change and water scarcity. Iran is one Middle Eastern country facing a growing water crisis. Rafsanjan county, located in the province of Kerman, is losing its pistachio orchards to water shortages and climate change. The modernisation of irrigation methods and transfer of water from other regions have been the main strategies taken by the governmental authorities. The lack of success of these strategies has led to the emergence of more participatory approaches in the transformation of the agricultural sector and local urban planning in Rafsanjan. This study analyses the actor network of transformation in the agricultural sector and the rise of high-tech urban agriculture, and aims to understand the role of technologies in supporting citizen participation in local urban planning. The research draws on the concept of Technology-Driven Transitions (TDT). The interactions among social and materials entities and the impact of technological novelties on the re-configuration of their relationships in the transition process were studied. The research comprised an exploratory case study, and data were gathered through observations, document study and in-depth interviews with farmers, planners, researchers, and policy makers in Rafsanjan. The results of the study show that governmental planning organizations and their implementation bodies, such as the Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO) and the 10-year plan for the development of greenhouses, were the most influential actants in the transition process. Their relationships with the other actants involved, such as the private sector, knowledge institutes and farmers, were re-configured by technological novelties. This re-configuration of relationships has led to strengthened participatory decision making in local urban planning in Rafsanjan.

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