Purpose: The purpose of this study is twofold: to analyse the influence of both individual and environmental factors in order to explain alcoholic spending and to identify different groups of alcoholic beverage shoppers. Design/methodology/approach: For the research, an online questionnaire was...

This paper study the predictive factors associated to enrollment and adherence in a breast cancer screening program in Barcelona, Spain; the Program is targeted to women 50-70 years of age who are members of a Health Maintenance Organization. Data were collected by personal interview for the...

[fre] L’objet de cet article est d’apprécier l’évolution de la localisation des productions agricoles dans l’Union européenne et de déterminer si les coûts de production agricoles et la localisation des bassins de production par rapport à celle des consommateurs européens sont...

[fre] Nous analysons dans quelle mesure la localisation des productions agricoles dans l'Union européenne est déterminée par l'évolution de la localisation de la demande communautaire. L'analyse empirique développée s'appuie sur des travaux théoriques menés dans le champ de l'économie...

This paper evaluates the impact of increasing imports on the reallocation of agrifood production across regions within countries. From French data for the period 1995--2002, we show that regional agrifood production adjusts differently to increasing imports according to the region where the...

We analyze the impact of labour market rigidities on tax competition betweentwo imperfectly integrated countries. Following a shift from a competitive to a unionizedlabour market in both countries, the capital tax can be adjusted upward in the countrywith the less rigid labour market, whereas...

European forests are a resource that is targeted by several EU environmental and land use policies as forests can be of critical importance to mitigate climate change. At the same time, they are central to the EU's biodiversity policy, and particular the Natura 2000 network of protected areas....

This paper proposes an ex ante evaluation of the willingness to adopt agro-ecological innovations aimed at reducing pesticide use for banana production in the French West Indies. Four innovative systems, including intercropping, improved fallow and new pest-tolerant varieties, are proposed to a...