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INVESTIGATION ON SEISMIC PERFORMANCE OF FOR-PROFIT BUILDINGS IN TERMS OF ECONOMICS
, 2009 Hideyuki Kinugasa
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Law & Economics in the Italian Constitutional Jurisprudence: The Case of the Windfall Profit Tax on Energy Companies [PDF]
, 2017 Luca Amorello, Stefano Maria Ronco
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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 +2 more
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Bank Size, Specialization and Efficiency in the Netherlands: 1992-1998 [PDF]
In this paper we assess cost and profit efficiency for a sample of banks operating on the Dutch banking market in the period 1992-1998, using stochastic frontier efficiency analysis.
Bos,J.W.B., Kool,C.J.M.
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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 +2 more
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Incentive Pay Systems and the Management of Human Resources in France and Great Britain [PDF]
Incentive pay systems have undergone major changes in recent decades. This paper investigates use of incentive pay systems in British and French private sector establishments in 2004, focusing on payment-by-results, merit pay, and profit sharing, using ...
David Marsden +2 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract The primary objective of this study was to investigate whether the cost of processing cotton using high‐speed roller gins is comparable to saw gins. The results from a “true” random effect model estimated using proprietary data voluntarily shared by cotton gins operating in Arizona and California showed that the average cost inefficiency for ...
Ram N. Acharya +4 more
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Gender, poverty, and nonfarm employment in Ghana and Uganda [PDF]
The authors provide evidence that women's non-farm activities help reduce poverty in two economically and culturally different countries, Ghana and Uganda.
Canagarajah, Sudharshan +1 more
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Determining the influence of belonging to a wine protected designation of origin on profitability
Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract To guide consumers, wineries need credible attributes about the quality of their wines and its origin. In Spain, protected designations of origin (PDO) guarantee that the wine has been produced in a certain wine region in accordance with specific and officially regulated quality criteria thus providing elements of guarantee to the consumer ...
Jordi Moreno Gené +2 more
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