This paper analyzes the variance in accounting profitability within the European food industry. Based on a large panel data set, the variance in return on assets (ROA) is decomposed into year, country, industry, and firm effects. Further on, we include all possible interactions between year,...

The discussion paper 40 represents the results of an analysis for determining influencing factorson profits and profitability of Russian enterprises in the region of Omsk. Based on the finalyearly reports of the enterprises it is shown, that in Russia five earning ratios can be distinguished:the...

This paper decomposes the variance in food industry return-on-assets into year, country, industry, and firm effects. Besides these main effects, we include several interactions and discuss their theoretical foundations. After determining effect significance in a nested ANOVA with a rotating...

This paper analyzes the variance in accounting profitability within the European food industry. Based on a large panel data set, the variance in return on assets (ROA) is decomposed into year, country, industry, and firm effects. Further on, we include all possible interactions between year,...

In this paper the attempt is made to estimate the trade and welfare effects of nitrogen taxes in the European Community. The world trade simulation model TEPSIM was developed for this purpose. TEPSIM differs from conventional agricultural trade models in that it is not limited to agricultural...

“Growing awareness among consumers about sustainability issues ‐ ranging from recycling to fair wages forworkers ‐ are starting to shape consumer buying patterns” (Partos 2009). Especially for conscious consumersethical and sustainable consumption are becoming mainstream.With regard to...

The food industry is one of the most important sectors in the Latvian economy. However, due to its close links to agriculture, the structural crisis in the processing sector is the main obstacle to increasing output, productivity and profitability in the entire agricultural sector. Based on the...

Part of Lithuania's inheritance from the centrally planned economy of the former Soviet Union is its inefficient food processing sector, which bears much responsibility for the low competitiveness of domestic vis-à-vis imported food products. This harms the food industry itself as well as the...

The roles of business relationships and B2B communication in selected European agri-food chains are analyzed. Using survey data from 1,026 farmers, food processors and retailers in two commodity sectors (meat and cereals) and five different EU countries (Germany, United Kingdom, Ireland,...