Price stabilization in international commodity markets is a main element of the North‐South dialogue. Within the Integrated Programme on Commodities (IPC) of UNCTAD, it is intended to create buffer stocks for 10 core commodities: sugar, natural rubber, cocoa, coffee, tea, cotton, jute, hard...

New Empirical Evidence on Price Setting and Consumer Behaviour in the Retailing Sector. There are two objectives of this article: (i) It is discussed theoretically how the dynamics of pricing decisions of multiproduct retailers can be explained. (ii) It is analyzed empirically by use of scanner...

A substantial expansion of wine supply has induced a strong product proliferation on the market. It is not only the taste of wines that has become more diversified, but quality signals are increasingly utilized, too. Quality signals include information on the wine bottle, such as origin, grape...

A high degree of product proliferation is characteristic for many markets of processed foods, as is an increasing competition due to globalization and a further liberalization of agricultural markets. It seems increasingly important to secure market shares and sectoral income on unregulated food...