Questo studio analizza, utilizzando il metodo della valutazione contingente, le preferenze delle comunità locali circa l’installazione di un parco eolico progettato in Provincia di Roma. Gli autori stimano la riduzione della bolletta elettrica che i cittadini sono disposti ad accettare come...

Negli ultimi anni il packaging è stato considerato dalle aziende vinicole uno tra i più importanti strumenti del marketing. Infatti, grazie all’utilizzazione di immagini e testi, è possibile comunicare chiaramente al mercato messaggi coerenti con i prodotti, con i valori dell’azienda e...

The objective of the study is to examine the complexity of the factors that determine the success of food and wine events. After surveying evidence on "event marketing", the authors have formulated hypotheses for a causal model and have collected data during the "Frantoi Aperti" ("Open Oil...

The paper discusses the relevance of "relational goods" in studying the economics of agriculture and food supply chain. The quality of interpersonal relations and the dynamic of relational assets have been proposed as relevant concepts in the interpretation of the happiness paradox in developed...

Within the scope of the last two stages of rural development programming, the Campania Region has introduced significant innovations in the field of integrated intervention strategies in rural areas by implementing an Integrated Rural Project (IRP). This programme led to a new organizational...

Il presente studio confronta l’evoluzione della teoria dell’organizzazione economica e la struttura dei contratti agricoli, sulla base di specifiche evidenze empiriche. In sostanza, se gli economisti dell’organizzazione si occupano dell’analisi del funzionamento del sistema economico,...

Most types of agricultural insurance in Italy is managed by Consorsi di Difesa (CdD). These are farm cooperatives providing several services to their members. This paper estimates the benefits that are generated for farmers by the following three services: collective bargaining with insurance...

Obesity is one of Europe’s most serious public health challenges. The prevalence of obesity and overweight is reaching considerable levels especially in the South of Italy. There is a large body of literature about the determinants of obesity and political tools for its prevention and...

Drought, land degradation, and desertification are global problems which involve different climatic, soil, vegetation, agricultural and demographic factors. Originally attributed to the most arid regions of the world, the risk of desertification has rapidly increased in temperate regions. In...

The siting of solid biomass energy plants can be conceived as a transaction process taking place between two specific economic agents, the investor and local community. The investor is interested in obtaining the use right for local resources (e.g. area for setting; natural resources to feed the...