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powerless and helpless), risk perception (perceived impact and control) and social trust. The statistical analysis reported here … is based on the “2004 National Risk Perception Survey of Floods and Landslides in Taiwan”. The main findings include: (1 …, risk perception and social economic status are positive predictors for mitigation intentions, whereas psychological …
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that risk perception, risk attitude, BSE-concern, and perceived level of control agribusiness has on food safety …
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The abolition of the milk quota regime in April 2015 will provide the opportunity for many profitable Irish dairy farms to increase their production levels. Market risk will influence the decision-making process at the farm level. Dairy farmers have acquired more recent experience of market risk...
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spreads and contagion — an outcome of the risk perception of financial markets — are solely a result of the behaviour of …
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Using psychological terms such as cognitive dissonance and confirmation bias, this study reveals how individual consumers inadequately process (food safety) information, pay limited attention to signals, and make purchase decisions that are bias towards their initial choices. While it is...
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This paper qualifies the view of pronounced overpricing of sovereign bonds for the so-called GIIPS countries during the financial crisis. We use annual data for 21 OECD countries from 1980 to 2012. As opposed to related studies, our data set allows us to contrast the pricing of macroeconomic...
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of risk perception about beef consumption and selected socio-demographic characteristics. Results suggest that Korean … that those with high risk perception tend to value BSE testing more than country of origin labeling while those with low … risk perception value country of origin labeling more than BSE testing. Moreover, we found that young or high educated …
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Nanotechnology is becoming increasingly important for the food sector, and advances and products are already being made in the areas of food packaging and food safety. However, there are several potential issues associated with the commercialization of agricultural and food (agrifood)...
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proportion of pine forests in the state will be damaged by the year 2050. We conclude that people’s perception increases when …
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The Health Belief Model in public health and social psychology argues that persons who have had adverse health experiences are likely to adopt greater preventive behaviour. Using that model, this study builds an empirical model that links farmer’s pesticide-associated adverse health problems...
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