Tyrimo objektas – pieno kaip žaliavos ir kaip galutinio vartojimo produkto kainos.Darbo tikslas – išanalizuoti pieno kainų maisto pasiūlos grandinėje pokyčius bei identifikuoti galutinės pieno kainos lygį ir jo pokyčius lemiančius veiksnius.Uždaviniai:• išnagrinėti pieno kaip...

The paper investigates the evolution from corporate social responsibility to supply chain responsibilityvia the examination of a leading UK food retailer. These two concepts differsubstantially and illustrate contrasting approaches in terms of social responsibility developmentand application. A...

This paper studies whether a seller achieves higher profits by providing consumers with information that allows them to distinguish between products from different countries, and how mandatory provision of such information impacts welfare. We analyze a model of multi-product monopoly with...

Vaccines against several common foodborne pathogens are being developed and could substantially alter the policy tools available to address foodborne illness. However, little analysis is available to suggest how social welfare would be affected by these new vaccines. To address this void, we use...

To analyze U.S. consumers' brand choices for cheese purchases, we derive a set of discrete-choice models from dynamic utility maximization. ACNielsen Homescan Survey data on U.S. households is used to estimate a dynamic probit model for each of the top brands for cheddar, shredded, and sliced...

In most developing countries, historically, the main strategy for improving the food sector has focused on increasing farm-level production. But in recent years, with the emphasis on value chain analysis, there has been much more focus on subsector studies, demand-driven approaches, and...

In 2005, Ethiopia implemented a major new social transfer program, the Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP) that involves some form of work requirement in exchange for either cash or in‐kind transfers (or a mix of the two), with the composition of the transfers administratively set to be...