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results of the study that the fruit and vegetable sector is competitive;however, its competitiveness is decreasing each year … can no longer really speak of a competitive advantage in the case of fresh fruit. The main explanation for this is the … advantageousto fruit and vegetable production, exploitation of which could also play a vital role in the employment of the rural …
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This paper utilizes the theory of compensating differentials for job risks from the laboreconomics literature to evaluate farmers’ differences in wage-risk tradeoffs. In thecontext of job risks, the theory predicts that farmers who place a lower value on healthstatus are willing to work for...
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This paper examines the changes in nutritional behavior of Russian adults over the ten-year transition period, between 1994 and 2004. We present evidence on the impact of individual as well as regional characteristics on changes in fat, protein, alcohol and cigarette consumption, and on...
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their smoking choices. I find that US elderly tend to over-emphasize the importance of their genetic makeup but … underestimate the influence of their health-related choices, such as smoking, on their longevity. This finding can partially explain … effects of their genes and health-related choices on their longevity, then the average smoking rate for the age group analyzed …
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