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“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

The Role of Income Growth in Emerging Markets and the BRICs in Agrifood Trade [PDF]

This study develops an import demand model to explore the role of income in explaining the trade performance of low, middle and high-income countries with a special emphasis on Brazil, Russia, India and China – the BRIC economies. The study estimates the
Haq, Zahoor Ul, Meilke, Karl D.
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The impact of urbanization on CO2 emissions: evidence from developing countries [PDF]

, 2008
This paper analyzes the impact of urbanization on CO2 emissions in developing countries, taking into account the presence of heterogeneity in the sample of countries and testing for the stability of the estimated elasticities over time. The sample covers
Martínez-Zarzoso, Inmaculada
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Community resilience to crime: A study of the 2011 Brisbane flood

American Journal of Community Psychology, Volume 70, Issue 3-4, Page 379-393, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Understanding and enhancing community resilience is a global priority as societies encounter a rising number of extreme weather events. Given that these events are typically both sudden and unexpected, community resilience is typically examined after the disaster so there can be no before and after comparisons.
Rebecca Wickes, Renee Zahnow, Jonathan Corcoran, Anthony Kimpton   +3 more
wiley   +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

The Global Minimum Tax, Investment Incentives and Asymmetric Tax Competition [PDF]

arXiv
This paper investigates how the OECD's global minimum tax (GMT) affects multinational enterprises (MNEs) behavior and countries' corporate taxes. We consider both profit shifting and capital investment responses of the MNE in a formal model of tax competition between asymmetric countries.
arxiv  

Clinical Research in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

AMA Journal of Ethics, 2009
There are advantages and objections to conducting clinical trials in middle-income nations and possible approaches to overcoming the objections. Virtual Mentor is a monthly bioethics journal published by the American Medical Association.
openaire   +3 more sources

How do both firm‐level resources and country‐level competitiveness shape the relationship between alliance portfolio diversity and radical innovation? A comparison between the food and other manufacturing industries

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines how European food companies can operationally leverage the value created by strategic alliances into commercially viable products. More importantly, it emphasizes that the effects of alliance portfolio diversity (APD) on radical innovation performance can be achieved not only directly, but also via moderating roles, that is,
María Ancín, Ferdaous Zouaghi, Mercedes Sánchez   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

GPT-4's One-Dimensional Mapping of Morality: How the Accuracy of Country-Estimates Depends on Moral Domain [PDF]

arXiv
Prior research demonstrates that Open AI's GPT models can predict variations in moral opinions between countries but that the accuracy tends to be substantially higher among high-income countries compared to low-income ones. This study aims to replicate previous findings and advance the research by examining how accuracy varies with different types of ...
arxiv  

Agricultural Import Demand in Low-Income, Middle-Income, and Centrally Planned Economies [PDF]

This report provides summaries of the papers and discussions at the third Consortium on Trade Research held in Washington, D.C., June 23-24, 1981. The cochairmen of the consortium were T.
Anonymous, Rossmiller, George Edward
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