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Evidence review and experts’ opinion on consumer acceptance of agrifood nanotechnology
Yawson, Robert M.; Kuzma, Jennifer - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
Nanotechnology is becoming increasingly important for the food sector, and advances and products are already being made … commercialization of agricultural and food (agrifood) nanotechnology that may limit its full potential, including uncertainty about … to affect consumer acceptance of agrifood nanotechnology, so that policies and programs can be better designed to address …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011260335
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Is the risk taking of HIV-infection influenced by income uncertainty? : Empirical Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
Djemaï, Elodie - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
This paper questions the positive relationship between HIV prevalence and income in Sub-Saharan Africa. In this paper, we hypothesize that a greater economic instability would reduce the incentives to engage in self-protective behaviors inducing people to increasingly take the risk of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005621428
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Deterrence from self-protection measures in the ‘market model’ of crime: dynamic panel data estimates from employment in private security occupations
Zimmerman, Paul R. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
Private individuals and entities invest in a wide variety of market-provisioned self-protection devices or services to mitigate their probability of victimization to crime. However, evaluating the effect of such private security measures remains understudied in the economics of crime literature....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008685356
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Role of Public Programs and a Natural Barrier in Relative Valuation of Households’ Storm-inflicted Health Outcomes under Optimal Private Defensive Strategies: Evidence from the Coa...
Mahmud, Sakib; Barbier, Edward - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
This paper introduces a theoretical model that allows the estimation of a household’s valuation of health risks from major storms. An endogenous risk framework is developed in which the household can employ ex-ante self-protection and ex-post mitigating activities and treatments strategies to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011108062
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Are Private Defensive Expenditures against Storm Damages Affected by Public Programs and Natural Barriers? Evidence from the Coastal Areas of Bangladesh
Mahmud, Sakib; Barbier, Edward - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
This paper introduces a household model of private investment in storm protection under an endogenous risk framework to determine how ex-ante self-protection and ex-post self-insurance spending by coastal households to mitigate storm-inflicted damages are affected by the availability of public...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011110755
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Risk Taking of HIV-Infection and Income Uncertainty: Empirical Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
Djemaï, Elodie - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
This paper questions the positive relationship between HIV prevalence and income in Sub-Saharan Africa. In this paper, we hypothesize that a greater economic instability would reduce the incentives to engage in self-protective behaviors inducing people to increasingly take the risk of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011114370
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Risk Taking of HIV-Infection and Income Uncertainty: Empirical Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
Djemaï, Elodie - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
This paper questions the positive relationship between HIV prevalence and income in Sub-Saharan Africa. In this paper, we hypothesize that a greater economic instability would reduce the incentives to engage in self-protective behaviors inducing people to increasingly take the risk of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005668401
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Nanotechnology and business opportunities: scenarios as awareness instrument
Knol, Erik - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2004
For a few years now, nanotechnology has been recognised as a promising new growth innovator. This leads to a shift from … the exploration of nanotechnology knowledge towards a phase of exploitation. The coming years this commercialisation of … nanotechnology will be extended. Nanotechnology is a disruptive technology phenomenon, which leads to more difficulties in overseeing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009644774
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Naturalness and Neuronal Implants – Changes in the perception of human beings
Fiedeler, Ulrich; Krings, Bettina - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
With our contribution we would like to refer to the debate on nanotechnology (NT) and its implications for the public …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005621751
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Stakeholder Analysis as a Tool for Systems Approach Research in HRD
Yawson, Robert M.; Greiman, Bradley - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
The world is experiencing significant, largely economic and sociotechnical, induced change. These induced changes are meaningful with a function of people taking collective actions around common beliefs. These changes are more than jargon, cliché and hyperbole, and they are effecting major...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011118521