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DOING POLICY IN THE LAB! OPTIONS FOR THE FUTURE USE OF MODEL-BASED POLICY ANALYSIS FOR COMPLEX DECISION-MAKING

Happe, Kathrin; Balmann, Alfons - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2008

For models to have an impact on policy-making, they need to be used. Exploring the relationships between policy models, model uptake and policy dynamics is the core of this article. What particular role can policy models play in the analysis and design of policies? Which factors facilitate...

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Understanding rural areas dynamics from a complex perspective. An application of Prospective Structural Analysis

Ambrosio Albala, Mateo; Delgado, Maria del Mar - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2008

The development of rural areas continues to be an international priority. The urgent need to fight poverty (mainly concentrated in rural areas) in developing countries, and the demand for increasing economic and social cohesion in developed countries, explain this priority on the political...

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Take off the heater: Utility effect and food environment effect in food consumption decisions

Lombardini-Riipinen, Chiara; Lankoski, Leena - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE; … - 2010

In this paper, we describe individual food consumption decisions as driven by a utility effect and a food environment effect. To outline the utility effect, we first develop a new theoretical model of individual food consumption. Next, we introduce the food environment effect by showing how the...

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An Economic-Psychological Model of Sustainable Food Consumption

Lombardini, Chiara; Lankoski, Leena - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2011

This paper proposes a novel economic-psychological model of individual food consumption and food waste that recognizes individuals as social and moral beings who are boundedly rational and have limited capacity for self-control. The model identifies five components of individuals’ utility that...

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Evaluating How Operator’s Identity Affects Managerial Efficiency of Dairy Farms Conducting Educational Tourism

Ohe, Yasuo - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2014

Based on an analytical framework, this paper classified farmer’s identity into two types: traditional identity that is … oriented toward simple farm production and enlarged identity that is oriented toward viability of a new service activity … milk production and the educational activity, revealed that those with the enlarged identity could realize higher …

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BRANDING REGIONAL IDENTITY AS A DRIVER FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Messely, Lies; Dessein, Joost; Lauwers, Ludwig H. - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2009

engaged in a process of “territorial competition” in an integrated world economy. The identity of the region can be used as a … regional identity as a mobilizing force for rural development, by studying best practice examples of regional branding. Using …

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"Co-Operative Identity" - A Theoretical Concept for Dynamic Analysis of Practical Co-Operation: The Dutch Case

Szabo, Gabor G. - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2005

The "concept of the co-operative identity" (consisting from the definition, aims and functions of cooperatives and the …-operative identity according to each country and different branches and sectors in order to see the substance of co-operation from …

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Evaluating the implementation process of LEADER in Romania

Marquardt, Doris; Mollers, Judith - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2010

LEADER supports integrated rural regional development. The programme is characterized by a participatory and bottom-up approach, public-private partnerships, multi-sectoral regional development strategies and innovation. An obligatory Common Monitoring and Evaluation Framework (CMEF) was set up...

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New Product Adoption in a Friendship Network using Spatial Lag Model

Fang, Di; Morrison, Richard - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA; … - 2013

In this study we address the following question: does friendship facilitate the adoption of a risk inherent new product? We did a validation study with a previously recorded friendship network and simulated scenario of a new energy drink. We learn that spill over effect for such a friendship...

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Market Organisation - Relevance of Structural Embeddedness of Economic Transactions in Networks

Mumm, Jakob - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2006

This paper deals with research questions about the social and structural embeddedness of interorganizational networks. Social Network Analysis have proven capable of not only dealing with attributive data but also with interdependent relational data of actors within a network. Social network...

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