Latest developments in investment analysis offer a number of valuable insights into how to evaluate investment opportunities encountering the weaknesses of net present value criterion. More specific, irreversibility, uncertainty and the choice of timing are conditions that net present value does...

Ciobanu C., Mattas K. and Psaltopoulos D. (2004) Structural changes in less developed areas: an input- output framework, Regional Studies38, 603-614. This paper uses an input-output framework to investigate structural changes within a time span of 17 years in the regional economy of East...

This paper demonstrates the utility of the real options approach to irrigation dam investment analysis. The main objective is to show how to calculate the option values of selected options that may be available to managers of irrigation dam investments. The paper provides an empirical...

Traditional net present value methods used to evaluate potential projects make no allowance for flexibility and assume a static environment. The concept of real options has extended into irrigation systems to model design flexibility in the realistically uncertain environment. In particular,...

The use of labels on fresh fruits have significantly influenced and transformed the fresh produce market over the last decade. While it is well-known from the literature that food labels notably shape consumers' choices and consequently their willingness to pay (WTP) incremental premiums for...

This synthesised report aims at providing a comparative view of agricultural sectors and policies in the MPC, based on the individual country reports and expanding the gathered information. It offers an overall depiction of the whole MPC region under investigation and a comparative perspective,...

Rural Development policies and measures has since long been a primary aim for public policies in the EU and Greece, such that is the LEADER programme. The assessment of the performance of this policy for supporting an integrated development in a rural region in Greece is the main objective of...

This article investigates smoker's profile by addressing the determinants of cigarette demand and providing a circumstantial exposition of the psychosocial characteristics that differentiate smoking patterns. At the same time, the impact of tobacco control policies on smoking rates and their...

This paper addresses the impact of smoking restrictions in workplaces and educational establishments, cigarette price measures and various psychosocial indicators on cigarette demand, controlling for demographic and socio-economic factors. The data used for the analysis are collected via...

Nowadays, it is more realistic to view the development of a new technology as a result of a complex social system of interactions and decisions. Understanding the public's range of views on biotechnology is important for decision makers, in order to be able to anticipate potential acceptance...