In the paper, we make an attempt to estimate the size of informal economy on the base of micro-data. Two main approaches are described and compared. They are implemented on the base of an RLMS sample for 2012. The first method, called single equation approach, is based on the specific category...

As companies' environment is becoming increasingly volatile, scanning systems gain in importance. We propose a hybrid process model for such systems' information gathering and interpretation tasks that combines quantitative information derived from regression analyses and qualitative knowledge...

The study aims to estimate the short-term impact of the recent rounds of food price inflation and the COVID19 crisis by estimating a household food demand system, converted to energy and nutrient intakes. It demonstrates that recent food and nutrition surveys conducted by the Philippine...

We evaluate the impact of the recent increases in major food prices on the intake of essential nutrients in Lebanon, a small heavily import-dependent economy. Using nationally representative households' expenditure micro data, we derive food demand elasticities by estimating an Almost Ideal...

The current debate on trade liberalization is accompanied by an increased concern about environmental and food safety issues leading to frictions of different country groups under the World Trade Organization (WTO). This discussion paper aims at shedding more light on some of the issues in the...