Purpose - In this paper, we introduce firm heterogeneity in the context of a model of non-compliance with minimum wage … non compliance. Findings - The introduction of heterogeneity in the ease with which firms can be monitored for non … compliance allows us to show that non-compliance will persist in sectors which are relatively difficult to monitor, despite the …

This paper investigates the performance and efficiency of the public sector in 74 countries worldwide for the years … 1985, 1990, 1995 and 2000. Similar to what is done in Afonso / Schuhknecht / Tanzi (2005, Public Choice), I calculate …. These performance measures are then used as output variables in a non-parametric FDH (free disposable hull) and DEA (data …

In low potential agricultural areas like the Honduran hillsides characterized by soil degradation and erosion, organic … spatial patterns in the diffusion and adoption of agricultural technologies in general and organic agriculture in particular …. These spatial patterns can result from a variety of underlying factors. In this article we test various potential …

The National Policy for Agroecology and Organic Production (Pnapo) was created in 2012 to integrate, articulate and … program according to representatives of social and governmental institutions that manage this policy. In order to collect the … agroecology and organic production programs were slowly structured inside the government through pressure of organized groups in …

is increasingly promoted in many developing countries. Certified organic pineapple exports only started taking off after … standards and large multinational companies respectively. The two markets, however, still differ greatly in size. We analyze if … this influences the price structure in these markets. Specifically, the paper attempts to single out the existence and …

Over the past few years, organic farming has seen a dynamic development globally. In 2015, the global market for … organic products was €81.6 billion, rising to more than €90 billion in 2018 (Światowy rynek produktów ekologicznych … osiągnął wartość 90 mld euro 2019). There has also been a significant rise in the production of organic products by the group …

policies for improvement of land sea synergies in the Coastal area of Romania, we have developed a system dynamics model for … the development of agricultural sector in this region. The model scope is strongly linked to Farm to Fork strategy … released by European Commission in 2020 as a response to the global challenges of providing access to healthy food, protect …

Nowadays in highly competitive precision industries, the micromachining of advanced engineering materials is extremely … demand as it has extensive application in the fields of automobile, electronic, biomedical and aerospace engineering. The … present work addresses the modeling and optimization study on dimensional deviations of square-shaped microgroove in laser …