This paper is about the relation between output and labour productivity measures for individual production units and for aggregates such as industries, sectors, or economies. In the framework of discrete time periods several useful, symmetric expressions are derived and confronted with results...

More and more kinds of lettuces have been appeared in the shops in recent days. Whilst these types are widely known and popular in foreign countries, the Czechs still regard them as a rather unusual vegetable. By the same token, their pricing corresponds to the fact that most of these types have...

The measurement of productivity change (or difference) is usually based on models that make use of strong assumptions such as competitive behaviour and constant returns to scale. This survey discusses the basics of productivity measurement and shows that one can dispense with most if not all of...

Agriculture represents one of the national economy sectors of priority. Among the main measures taken by the Government, the following can be mentioned: promotion of the politics for reformation and consolidation of the agrarian terrains; creation of the conditions favourable for obtaining a new...

Growing interest in environmental and socio-economic accounting at the sub-regional and organisational level requires a consistent and comprehensive method for computing and reporting responsibility for impacts of industrial production such as water use, pollution, or employment. This work...

The organic market is a very particular one. Starting from the premise that organic products are confidence and credibility products which cannot be easily differentiated from the rest, we find that consumers face a risk when purchasing them. In Spain, the marketing chain does not follow the...

European Consumer Protection has to be seen beyond the theory; aspects from practice are very interesting. Thus, it is very important for the consumers to be very well informed about the products they buy; they have the right to give back the inadequate product or to receive compensations for...