This SOMO report analyses the contribution that primary and full processing of food can make to poverty reduction and sustainable development within the current international context. First, the report provides insights into the level of production, sales and international trade of processed...

This paper investigates the individual outcomes of irrational thinking, including paranormality and non-scientific thinking. These modes of thinking are identified by factor analysis from a 2008 survey. Income and happiness are used as measures of performance. Empirical results reveal that...

Dieser Kurztext skizziert zwei Ideen und eine Empfehlung, die als Anregungen für die Wirtschaftsphilosophie und ihre programmatische (Re-)Vitalisierung dienen mögen.

Economics is often described as the science of choice, but the typical economic agent in fact has no choice - his decisions are made for him by his preferences and constraints. This may be sufficient for normative purposes, demonstrating how agents "should" make choices if they want to adhere to...

Greenspan's book does not quite reach either, in trying to reach two audiences. Economists can learn a lot from it, but they will recognize that many of the arguments would have trouble passing scrutiny in peer-reviewed journals. Many other readers will buy the book, but few will finish it. It's...

The paper is of descriptive character and is based on literature review. It reviews the concept of homo economicus and homo politicus in the history of economic thought and tries to discover their characteristics in homo agricola. As demonstrated, one component of homo agricola can be of...