This study contributes to the understanding of behavioural responses to climate change induced extreme weather events. It suggest a microeconometric method for measuring flooding related risk preferences of affected individuals. The method is outlined using the empirical case of agricultural...

Der vorliegende Beitrag ermittelt auf Basis von Daten des deutschen Testbetriebsnetzes den steuerentlastenden Effekt, den die Einführung einer Risikoausgleichsrücklage für landwirtschaftliche Betriebe im Ertragsteuerrecht bewirken könnte. Zu diesem Zweck werden anhand zehnjähriger...

This paper shows how the involvement of local governments and individuals allowed the successful creation of a public-private partnership for agricultural marketing in South-Eastern Poland, despite a generally negative perception of cooperation among the rural population. While the regional...

Food Quality Assurance Schemes (QAS) are widely applied in the European Union. Neuland and EurepGAP represent two different approaches. Neuland differentiates meat clearly by a strict emphasis on rules regarding animal welfare to provide consumers with meat produced at a high animal welfare...