Calculation of purchasing power parities based on observed consumer behaviour typically relies on the existence of some kind of 'international preferences'. We argue that this unrealistic assumption can be abandoned in 'regional' studies of purchasing power, where prices in both territories...

This paper inquires into the tendency of German food retailers to market organic products as private-label products (PLs). After a review of the literature, we present preliminary results of a survey of retailers and processors. 62.5 % of the interviewed processors produce organic PL. Retailers...

The transfer of family businesses from one generation to the next can be considered as an event with far-reaching effects for the business. Investments and decisions about restructuring the business are closely tied to succession considerations. This paper analyzes successions plans in the...

This paper presents an analysis of the changing food risk perceptions of German consumers over the period 1992 to 2002. We analyse the respondents' general risk attitudes and their specific perceptions of food risks. Using cluster analysis we generate a typology of four consumer types. One group...

Während in der bisherigen Literatur zur Hofnachfolge einzelbetriebliche Daten analysiert werden, werden in dieser Untersuchung auf Kreisebene aggregierte Zensusdaten verwandt, womit der Einfluss der Struktur des landwirtschaftlichen Sektors und außerlandwirtschaftlicher Faktoren in einer...

Für die Beurteilung von Verteilungswirkungen sozialpolitischer Maßnahmen ist die Kenntnis der sozialen Lage privater Haushalte zwingend erforderlich. Zur Bestimmung der sozialen Lage wird im allgemeinen das Kriterium Einkommen herangezogen. Erstmalig für die Bundesrepublik wird in dieser...

The liberalisation of agricultural markets has increased the interest of farmers (as well as those working on policies concerned with their welfare) in agricultural diversification strategies. However, empirical research on diversification in European agricultural markets is very limited. This...

This study examines family farms and characteristics affecting farm succession. Based on a farm survey, three aspects of succession are analysed in the paper: the probability of family succession; the likelihood of having a successor designated; and the timing of succession. Large and specialised...

Only a few studies have analysed staggering and synchronisation in pricing behaviour of multi-product firms. These studies used low-frequency data in an environment of high rates of inflation. This paper investigates staggering and synchronisation of weekly prices for ten food products in 131...