During the last decades there have been many empirical and theoretical attempts toapproach the question of how to build and maintain stable, long‐term relationships (Hennig‐Thurau and Hansen, 2000; Andaleeb, 1996). In neoclassical analysis, one would typicallyargue that the decision to whom to...

With this paper, we provide the first quantitative investigation of vertical price transmission inthe biodiesel supply chain in Germany with the focus on the developments during the foodcrisis and the impact of subsidized US biodiesel exports. With the strong promotion of theproduction and use...

Economists use partial and general equilibrium trade simulation models toestimate the impact of changes in domestic policies and international trade rules.During the WTO Doha Development Agenda (DDA) negotiations economists haveproduced many different estimates of the gains that would result...

[...]In this paper we attempt to contribute to such an improved mapping by analyzing the nutritional status of a representative sample of households in Syria. According to the preliminary results of this analysis, average levels of nutrient intake are relatively high in Syria, indicating a...

Due to increasing health consciousness among consumers, there is an ever‐growing demandfor food and beverages with health‐improving components. Not only ‘light’ and low fatproducts are in demand, but increasingly so‐called well‐being products and food which canprevent certain...

This paper1 describes Participatory Wealth Ranking’s (PWR) accuracy in predicting the poverty status of groups identified by socio-economic indicators. On the basis of a census in 8 villages located in three of the six divisions of Bangladesh, 1660 households were scored using the...

In 1930´s decade, Indonesia was recognized as one of the great sugar producing countries in the worl. Sugar cane is mostly grown in East Java Province. This area contributes about 50 percent to national sugar production. However, the performance of sugar industry in East Java during the last...

Ethiopia is considered to be one of the least developed countries where agriculture had always played a central role in the country’s economy. Although agriculture has always been the mainstay of the economy, it is characterized by a very low or stagnant growth rate and a declining trend. This...

Since the beginning of the nineties microfinance institutions were set up in Madagascar. The research project carried out on the east coast of the island was investigating the Caisse Féminine, that is women´s savings and credit co-operative, which is accompanied by the program "Credit with...

The 2003 reforms of the Common Agricultural Policy of the Euro-pean Union allowed for discretionary implementation among member states. Discretion was allowed with respect to the timing and the degree of decoupling of policy support. Differences among member states were particularly apparent in...