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Agent Behavior under Risky and Uncertain Conditions. An Empirical Verification of Irving Fisher’s Notion of Time Preference

Balgah, Roland Azibo; Buchenrieder, Gertrud - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2011

Irving Fisher's theory on time preference in the 1930s arguably influenced the analysis of agents' current behavior with respect to future outcomes. By suggesting linear discount rates implying rational and self-interested motives of agents, Fisher substantiated neoclassical economic thinking....

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Strategic Interactions, Risks and Coordination Costs in Food Marketing Channels: The Mediating Role of Futures Markets

Kuwornu, John K.M.; Kuiper, W. Erno; Pennings, Joost M.E.; … - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2006

We examine the interaction of marketing channel members and the influence of these interactions on incentives, coordination costs, and risk allocation strategies in a food marketing channel. For this purpose we specify a three-stage principal-agent marketing channel model involving producers,...

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Modelling Risks in the Salmon Industry and Markets

Asheim, Leif Jarle; Lien, Gudbrand D.; Richardson, James W. - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2005

The paper proposes developing a trade model for salmon to assist in discussions and negotiations of current international salmon trade issues and major risk problems facing the salmon industry. Two modeling approaches are discussed: 1) developing a traditional equilibrium trade programming model...

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Choice of Economic Strategies by Food Complex Enterprises in Conditions of Market Uncertainties

Yermolova, Olga; Kireyeva, Natalia; Fisenko, Natalja - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2006

transaction costs in food networks are displayed along with the specific features of their accounting in the companys operations … of diversification and integration as a means to reduce the external risks and uncertainties and overcome the negative … effects from implementing the diversification strategy was made for a number of food companies to find out that the risks get …

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Consumption Growth and Agricultural Shocks in Rural Madagascar

Thomas, A.-C.; Gubert, F.; Frahan, Bruno Henry de - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2008

The aim of this paper is to evaluate the effect of rainfall and agricultural shocks on consumption growth in Madagascar. We are also interested in the impact of local endowments in infrastructures and social services on consumption growth. To achieve this goal, a micro model of household...

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Bayesian Belief Network approach in assessment of agricultural landscapes competitiveness

Malak-Rawlikowska, Agata; Kobus, Pawel - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2014

The study focuses on the relations between landscape structure and composition, functions and benefits, and its …

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Costs and benefits of HACCP implementation in the Greek meat industry

Michailidis, Anastasios; Chatzitheodoridis, Fotis - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2006

Paper removed at request of authors 02/25/08.

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Consumers' Motivations in Purchasing "New Wines" in Greece with Emphasis on Wine Produced by Organic Grapes: A Means-end Chains Approach

Fotopoulos, Christos; Krystallis, Athanasios; Ness, Mitchell - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2002

The present study attempts to offer more insights into the Greek wine market with emphasis on wines produced from organically grown grapes by relating wine choice to consumers' personal value structure. With the use of a qualitative sample and applying the Means-end Chains methodology and the...

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Inputs use in the agriculture of Emilia-Romagna: farm comparison through the Total Factor Productivity (TFP) index

Ghelfi, Rino; Bertazzoli, Aldo; Marchi, Alan; Rivaroli, … - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2010

In order to measure agriculture sustainability, the efficient use of inputs becomes a crucial issue. In this … (1989) proposed the TFP as a suitable assessment of the sustainability of single crops, of cropping systems or of farming … the use of resources. In a broader view, the TFP index trend allows an estimation of economical and social benefits or …

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Sustainability assessment of olive grove in Andalusia: A methodological proposal

Gomez-Limon, Jose Antonio; Riesgo, Laura - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2010

farming. The expansion of the olive grove in Andalusia is causing sustainability problems, not only from the socio … study is to develop a methodology to analyse the sustainability of the olive grove farms in Andalusia. This methodology will … allow us to bear with the three dimensions of sustainability (economic, social and environmental) as well as to obtain a …

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