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Editorial: Standard employment enclaves, precarity and informality: explaining employment configurations in the global south. [PDF]

Front Sociol
Dingeldey I, Fechner H, Julián-Vejar D.
europepmc   +1 more source

Can Labor Market Imperfections Cause Overprovision of Public Inputs? [PDF]

In a model where trade unions dominate the labor market, a relationship is derived between the rate of unemployment and the provision of a public input in the production.
Diego Martinez, Tomas Sjögren
core  

Growth of Omnichannel Grocery Retailing and Food Prices

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the effects of the growth of omnichannel grocery retailing on food prices. We first develop a conceptual model of consumer choice and retailer pricing that allows us to evaluate changes in equilibrium prices, quantities, and profits with online channel growth and alternative pricing strategies.
Xiangwen Kong, Metin Çakır, Qingxiao Li   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Standard employment and segmentation practices within the automotive industry in South Africa. [PDF]

Front Sociol
Dingeldey I, Schäfer A.
europepmc   +1 more source

How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan, Orkhan Sariyev, Mohammad Ariful Islam, Manfred Zeller   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Organizational Forms and Welfare Coalitions: Corporate Law and the Movement for Social Insurance in the US and UK. [PDF]

Br J Sociol
Adereth M.
europepmc   +1 more source

Agricultural Diversification at the Margin. Strategies and Determinants in Italian Mountain and Remote Areas

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the convergence in on‐farm diversification strategies of agricultural holdings, between remote areas and more central ones. Using Italian farm‐level data, we explore the determinants of diversification strategies across farms.
Gianluca Grilli, Francesco Pagliacci, Paola Gatto   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Algorithmic management in the global gig economy: an interdisciplinary systematic literature review and critical discourse analysis. [PDF]

Front Sociol
Chigbu BI.
europepmc   +1 more source

Efficiency and Technology Gap in European Apple Production—A Metafrontier Model for Germany, Italy, and Poland

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT EU member states have exhibited varying rates of apple production growth. Technical efficiency (TE) estimation is suitable for identifying best‐practice farm performance. This study examined whether the development of the apple sector in Germany, Italy, and Poland was influenced by production efficiency, access to technology, as well as ...
Anika Muder, Jakub Staniszewski
wiley   +1 more source

"Industrial citizenship" and social inequality in Japan: the dynamics of contract and status in shaping inequalities. [PDF]

Front Sociol
Imai J.
europepmc   +1 more source