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Teaching Economics, Appreciating Spontaneous Order, and Economics as a Public Science [PDF]

, 2010
Peter J. Boettke
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Supply chain risk in grain trading: Inventories as real options for shipping grain

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Integrating trading and logistics is an important challenge in commodity trading. Trading and logistics are strategic decisions and are integral to most commodities including grain shipping by rail, in addition to other modes (barges, ocean shipping). There are substantial risks, such as the ordering and placement of rail cars.
William W. Wilson, Jesse Klebe
wiley   +1 more source

Endogenous space in the Net era [PDF]

Libre Software communities are among the most interesting and advanced socio-economic laboratories on the Net. In terms of directions of Regional Science research, this paper addresses a simple question: “Is the socio-economics of digital nets out of ...
E. Fabio Arcangeli, Giorgio Padrin
core  

Pluralism versus Heterodoxy in Economics and the Social Sciences [PDF]

, 2008
Randall G. Holcombe
openalex   +1 more source

An investigation of the price discovery role of futures markets: A dynamic time warping analysis of the United States corn markets

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Futures markets are critical to price discovery and often dominate spot markets. We analyze the linkages between daily corn futures and spot prices in the United States using dynamic time warping. This nonparametric pattern recognition technique has several advantages over traditional time series methods.
Dragan Miljkovic, Puneet Vatsa, Frayne Olson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Migrants and Markets : Perspectives from Economics and the Other Social Sciences [PDF]

, 2008
Holger Kolb, Henrik Egbert
openalex   +1 more source

“Bio‐based Plastic? Hm, I've Never Seen It!”—A mixed‐methods investigation into consumer preferences for different packaging material of fresh apples and tomatoes

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Packaging of fresh fruits and vegetables is standard in many grocery stores. This mixed methods study aims to identify the role packaging plays in consumer choice and what packaging material consumers prefer. We analyzed data from quantitative stated preference experiments with a quota sample of 485 consumers living in Germany.
Mira Lehberger, Anne‐Katrin Kleih, Kai Sparke   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Closing the publishing gender gap in economics and political science: Does a critical mass matter? [PDF]

PLoS One
Stockemer D, Galassi G, Abou-El-Kheir E.
europepmc   +1 more source

Exploring barriers to utilizing local agricultural products in the catering industry

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Both the proportion and expenditure of dining out and takeaway in Taiwan have been increasing year by year. This study investigates the factors influencing the catering service providers (CSPs) procurement of domestically produced or imported food materials.
Wan‐Yu Liu, Hsing‐Wei Lin, Chun‐Cheng Lin   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating the Well-Being Benefits and Social Value of Volunteer Gardening: Health Economics Meets Behavioral Science. [PDF]

Behav Sci (Basel)
Whiteley H, Parkinson J, Hartfiel N, Makanjuola A, Lloyd-Williams H, Lawrence C, Edwards RT.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source