Whilst democracy facilitates stabilization, political uncertainty around elections can be costly to economic growth, especially if investors believe it increases earning uncertainty and causes them to reduce their investments until after elections.The paper conjectures that new democracies (whose political environments are widely accepted to be cha
Cereals are the most broadly produced crops and represent the primary source of food worldwide.Nitrogen (N) is a critical mineral nutrient for plant growth and high yield, and the quality of cereal crops greatly depends on a suitable N supply.In the last decades, a massive use of N fertilizers has been achieved in the desire to have high yields of
Sustainable development should promote equity with benefits for coastal communities.Many conservation and development initiatives promise to contribute to an equitable future without being designed to do so.Here, we promote an assessment tool to help interventions plan to promote equity through forecasting and evaluating the risks of contributing t