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Looking for a psychology for the inner rational agent [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Research in psychology and behavioural economics shows that individuals’ choices often depend on ‘irrelevant’ contextual factors. This presents problems for normative economics, which has traditionally used preference-satisfaction as its criterion.
Sugden, Robert
core   +1 more source

Farmers' Financial Literacy—Scale Development and Linkages to Accounting Practices and Financial Outcomes

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the financial literacy (FL) of Swedish farmers, its linkages to farmer characteristics, management accounting practices and farm outcomes by surveying Swedish Farm Accountancy Data Network farmers. Using item response theory, we expand the existing FL measurement specifically to the farming context, assess measurement ...
Uliana Gottlieb, Helena Hansson
wiley   +1 more source

Circularity, Sustainability, and the Quality of Coffee Sold via Vending Machines: What Do Italian Consumers Prefer?

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Vending is an important sector in the daily lives of many people, and coffee is the most frequently consumed product in the European market. Like many other sectors, vending is responding to the challenge of sustainable development by taking various actions, such as offering increasingly ecologically sound coffee while maintaining/improving ...
Alberto Bertossi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inefficiencies in markets for intellectual property rights: experiences of academic and public research institutions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The formal use of such intellectual property rights (IPR) as patents and registered copyright by universities has increased steadily in the last two decades.
Andersen B.   +19 more
core   +1 more source

Trump Tariffs 2.0: Assessing the Impacts on US Distilled Spirits Imports

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The proposed 25% tariff on Mexico and Canada could have significant repercussions on US imports of distilled spirits. This study estimates US import demand across various spirit categories (e.g., tequila, whiskey) and assesses the potential impact of the proposed tariff.
Andrew Muhammad
wiley   +1 more source

Leveraging LLMs for predictive insights in food policy and behavioral interventions

open access: yesDiscover Food
Food consumption and production significantly contribute to global greenhouse gas emissions, making them key targets for climate change mitigation. Over the past two decades, food policy initiatives have focused on reshaping production and consumption ...
Micha Kaiser   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Social and moral psychology of COVID-19 across 69 countries

open access: yesScientific Data, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all domains of human life, including the economic and social fabric of societies. One of the central strategies for managing public health throughout the pandemic has been through persuasive messaging and collective ...
Flavio Azevedo   +259 more
doaj   +1 more source

Private Law, Nudging and Behavioural Economic Analysis

open access: yes, 2020
Offering a fresh perspective on ""nudging"", this book uses legal paternalism to explore how legal systems may promote good policies without ignoring personal autonomy. It suggests that the dilemma between inefficient opt-in rules and autonomy restricting opt-out schemes fails to realistically capture the span of options available to the policy maker ...
openaire   +3 more sources

Heterogeneity in Food Price Inflation Convergence Across the EU: Evidence From Club Dynamics and Structural Breaks

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines food price inflation rate convergence among EU27 Member States from 2005 to 2024, focusing on structural breaks, external shocks, and regional disparities. Using panel unit root tests and club convergence analysis, the findings reveal no overall convergence but identify multiple convergence clubs.
Tibor Bareith, Imre Fertő
wiley   +1 more source

Paradoxical outsourcing? – outsourcing in left-leaning municipalities

open access: yesPolitical Research Exchange
This article aims to discuss why and how left-leaning governing parties outsource public services to private contractors despite their ideological commitments. Previous research typically links such contradictory decisions to global trends or ideological
Roy Liff, Johan Berlin, David Karlsson
doaj   +1 more source

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