The widespread use of pesticides in agriculture provides a particularly complex pattern of multidimensional negative side-effects, ranging from food safety related effects to the deterioration of farmland ecosystems. The assessment of the economic implications of such negative processes is...

The widespread use of pesticides in agriculture provides a particularly complex pattern of multidimensionalnegative side-effects, ranging from food safety related effects to the deterioratian of farmland ecosystems.The assessment of the economic implications of such negative processes is fraught...

We use FDA's seafood inspection records to examine: (i) how FDA has targeted its inspections under HACCP regulation; (ii) the effects of FDA inspections on compliance with both HACCP and plant sanitation standards; and (iii) the relationship between HACCP regulations and pre-existing sanitation...

Die Qualität von Lebensmitteln - insbesondere im Hinblick auf die Güte der Inhaltsstoffe und die Herstellungsart - ist von Verbrauchern nur schwer überprüfbar. Um die Glaubwürdigkeit von Qualitätsversprechen zu erhöhen und die Unsicherheit in der Beziehung zwischen Herstellern und...

Die europäische Lebensmittelwirtschaft hat in den letzten 10 Jahren eine Reihe kleinerer und größerer Krisen durchgemacht, die das Qualitätsverständnis der Branche entscheidend verändert haben. Es wurden zahlreiche Food-Safety-Initiativen gestartet, die u. a. zu einer immer stärkeren...

We model EU countries' bank ratings using financial variables and allowing for intercept and slope heterogeneity. Our aim is to assess whether 'old' and 'new' EU countries are rated differently and to determine whether 'new' ones are assigned lower ratings, ceteris paribus, than 'old' ones. We...

We model EU countries' bank ratings using financial variables and allowing for intercept and slope heterogeneity. Our aim is to assess whether old and new EU countries are rated differently and to determine whether new ones are assigned lower ratings, ceteris paribus, than old ones. We find that...

Putting the high public debt ratios on a downward path after the surge during the pandemic and allocating sufficient resources to deliver on the green and digital transition will be among the priorities confronting the EU institutions emerging from the June 2024 European elections. After a long...