Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 16,920
Cover Image
Optimised dairy cow feeding economy in Hungary
Halász, András; Jónás, Edit - In: APSTRACT: Applied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce 08 (2014) 2-3
body weight is about 600-650 kg. Also step up from medium yielder to high yielder is more cost efficient than pushing the … kg of extra weight rises the forage cost in average of 0,11 €cents. The mid-weight cows produce 25 kg of milk daily but …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011275782
Cover Image
State-Branded Programs and Consumer Preference for Locally Grown Produce
Nganje, William E.; Hughner, Renee Shaw; Lee, Nicholas E. - In: Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 40 (2011) 1
Revitalization of state brands is deemed important to several constituencies. Stated preference with choice experiment methods were used to elicit consumer preferences for two locally grown products: spinach, which has had a well-publicized food safety incidence, and carrots, which have had no...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009201401
Cover Image
TRACEABILITY AND CERTIFICATION IN MEAT SUPPLY CHAINS
Meuwissen, Miranda P.M.; Velthuis, Annet G.J.; … - In: Journal of Agribusiness 21 (2003) 2
Food safety problems such as the BSE and dioxin crises focused attention on traceability systems and the certification … of such systems. This study analyzes the status and perspectives of traceability systems and certification schemes, and … reviews their potential costs and benefits. Results indicate that traceability and certification in meat supply chains …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005503698
Cover Image
EXIGÊNCIAS DOS CONSUMIDORES EUROPEUS EM RELAÇÃO À MAÇà GAÚCHA, NA VISÃO DOS EXPORTADORES
Dorr, Andrea Cristina; Marques, Pedro Valentim - In: Organizacoes Rurais e Agroindustriais/Rural and … 08 (2006) 1
requirements concerning the apple quality, the relation between prices and costs and the food safety and traceability in the chain. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005064282
Cover Image
TRACEABILITY AND CERTIFICATION IN MEAT SUPPLY CHAINS
Meuwissen, Miranda P.M.; Velthuis, Annet G.J.; … - 2003
Food safety problems such as the BSE and dioxin crises focused attention on traceability systems and the certification … of such systems. This study analyzes the status and perspectives of traceability systems and certification schemes, and … reviews their potential costs and benefits. Results indicate that traceability and certification in meat supply chains …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009444416
Cover Image
Economic Concepts in Biology – Issues with Hamilton´s rule
Friedrich, Thomas - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
economics. It compares a benefit to cost ratio (k) to a genetic relation (r). Two issues are discussed. A solution is suggested. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011240197
Cover Image
The fiscal impact of informal caregiving to home care recipients in Canada: How the intensity of care influences costs and benefits to government
Jacobs, Josephine C.; Lilly, Meredith B.; Ng, Carita; … - In: Social Science & Medicine 81 (2013) C, pp. 102-109
. We conducted a cost-benefit analysis where we considered the costs of unpaid caregiving to be potential losses in income … tax revenues and changes in social assistance payments and the potential benefit of reduced paid care expenditures. Our … caregiving, there was a net benefit to government from caregiving, at both the individual and population levels. At the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010758548
Cover Image
The role of perceived costs and perceived benefits in the relationship between personality and risk-related choices
Soane, Emma; Dewberry, Chris; Narendran, Sunitha - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2010
This paper considers how perceptions of costs and benefits can influence the association between personality and risky choice behaviour. We assessed perceptions and behaviours in six domains (ethical; investment; gambling; health and safety; recreational; social) using the DOSPERT and measured...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010745760
Cover Image
Assessing the Effectiveness of Saving Incentives
Hubbard, R. Glenn; Skinner, Jonathan S. - American Enterprise Institute
Do saving incentives such as Individual Retirement Accounts stimulate new saving or merely reshuffle existing assets?
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011122264
Cover Image
Teleworking Survey
Claudiu, Chiru; Iulia, Grecu - In: Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series X (2010) 1, pp. 580-583
This paper examines teleworking, a modern concept, more and more present in the work relationships in our society. We will review some introductive elements, the evolution, the current status of telewoking in Europe and US and the development of teleworking in Romania.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008854855