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Drivers of Precision Agriculture Adoption in Italian Viticulture

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the main drivers influencing the adoption of two types of precision farming technologies in the viticultural sector: Decision Support Systems (DSSs) and Variable Rate Technologies (VRTs). We apply a partial proportional odds model and find that socio‐demographic characteristics are not significant determinants of adoption ...
Olimpia Fontana, Linda Arata, Margherita Muzzillo, Paolo Sckokai   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

THE CONSUMER BEHAVIOR UNDER THE PANDEMIC UNCERTAINTY: ANALYSIS OF THE EMPIRICAL FINDINGS IN GLOBAL CONTEXT [PDF]

Buletin ştiinţific: Universitatea din Piteşti. Seria Ştiinţe Economice, 2020
During the last year the consumer behavior was alternated under various factors, one of these being the uncertainty generated by the global health crisis.
Amalia DUTU, Mihaela DIACONU, Daniela PIRVU, Olimpia OANCEA, Mihaela BRINZEA   +4 more
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Keeping Pace or Falling Behind? The Depth of Latin American Trade Agreements

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines whether Latin American countries are keeping pace with global trends in trade agreement depth or falling behind. Using 681 agreements (1970–2019), we develop the Depth Index of Trade Agreements (DITA) to weight provisions endogenously through factor analysis based on co‐occurrence patterns.
Raphael Gomes da Silva, Fernanda Aparecida Silva, Lia Nogueira   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Feasibility Analysis of a Sustainable Refillable Drinking Water Business in Tangerang [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
This study analyzes the operational and economic feasibility of launching a refillable drinking water business in Tangerang, Indonesia, as a sustainable alternative to single use bottled water.
Noorli Jessalyn Wynna, Chrestella Amanda Nathania, Palandi Cleopatra, Lestari Nina Tania   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Temporary Programs, Lasting Questions: Ad Hoc Assistance in the U.S. Farm Safety Net

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Large ad hoc assistance programs have returned to U.S. farm policy since 2017, operating alongside a more developed safety net built around federally subsidized crop insurance, Title I commodity programs, and standing disaster assistance. This paper reviews the renewed use of ad hoc assistance, documents its recent scale using USDA data, and ...
Alejandro Plastina, Oranuch Wongpiyabovorn   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of Architectural Design of Shopping Malls on Consumer Behaviours: A Case of Konya

Iconarp International Journal of Architecture and Planning, 2018
Subject of consumer behaviours has been critical importance for business platform and related disciplines from past to present. Being able to understand consumer behaviour and identify strategies in this direction have become the most important ...
Bilgehan Yılmaz Çakmak, Cihangir Yılmaz   +1 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Rural Labor Supply and Economic Opportunities: Commuting, Migration, Tariffs, and Immigration

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Some rural counties remain dependent on agricultural or manufacturing jobs, but an increasing proportion have diversified economics. Rural counties also differ in their abilities to commute to an urban market characterized by higher wages and labor productivity.
Peter F. Orazem, Mary C. Ahearn
wiley   +1 more source

Gearing Toward Sustainability: Knowledge and Compliance of Local Tourism Business Operators in Southern Philippines on the Mandatory Regulations [PDF]

SHS Web of Conferences
This study examines the knowledge and compliance levels of local tourism business operators in Southern Philippines concerning mandatory sustainability regulations in terms of licensing and accreditation, sustainable tourism development, preservation of ...
Jesther Nasa-an, Dankyle Barbarino, Jairus Goring, Justine Cristobal, Yammie Daud   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Small Businesses and Small Business Finance during the Financial Crisis and the Great Recession: New Evidence From the Survey of Consumer Finances

Finance and Economics Discussion Series, 2015
We use the Federal Reserve’s 2007, 2009 re-interview of 2007 respondents, and 2010 Surveys of Consumer Finances (SCFs) to examine the experiences of small businesses owned and actively managed by households during these turbulent years. This is the first paper to use these SCFs to study small businesses even though the surveys contain extensive data on
Arthur B. Kennickell, Myron L. Kwast, Jonathan Pogach   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Do Universal Free School Meals Improve the Dietary Quality of Food‐At‐Home Purchases?

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Since 2014, the number of schools offering universal free meals to all enrolled children without requiring annual meal applications has increased meaningfully. Using USDA's Purchase to Plate Crosswalk, a difference‐in‐differences framework, and a nationwide consumer panel, the effect of universal‐free‐meal exposure on the diet quality of food ...
Xueying Ma, Andres Cuadros‐Meñaca, Michael R. Thomsen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source