Investigation of parasitic contamination of salad vegetables sold by street vendors in city markets in Damascus, Syria. [PDF]
Food Waterborne Parasitol, 2020 Al Nahhas S, Aboualchamat G.
europepmc +1 more source
Socio-Spatial Implications of Street Market Regulation Policy: The Case of Ferias Libres in Santiago de Chile [PDF]
Unlike in most Latin American cities, street vendors organized in farmers’ markets popularly known as ferias libres in Santiago de Chile, gained legal recognition early in the twentieth century. Since then, comunas, or local municipalities, have provided
Lissette Aliaga Linares
core
The Case of Fleeting Orders and Flickering Quotes
Journal of Futures Markets, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The literature controversially discusses the ambiguous motives and driving forces behind quickly cancelled limit orders (fleeting orders), which are characteristic of high‐frequency markets. In particular, manipulative and dysfunctional characteristics are feared. We analyze top‐of‐book fleeting orders—so‐called flickering quotes—and show with
Markus Ulze +2 more
wiley +1 more source
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines the impact of regulatory controls on Bitcoin's excess returns and volatility. The paper innovates by proxying changes in the regulatory environment using global Google search volume intensity data. The generated regulatory indices accurately identify episodes of regulatory tightening within cryptocurrency markets.
Robert Mullings
wiley +1 more source
Forecasting Natural Gas Prices in Real Time
Journal of Applied Econometrics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the forecastability of the real price of natural gas in the United States at the monthly frequency considering a universe of models that differ in complexity and economic content. We find that considerable reductions in mean‐squared prediction error relative to a no‐change benchmark can be ...
Christiane Baumeister +3 more
wiley +1 more source
SHARING CITIES: an innovative partnership between the Bel Group and street vendors
Field Actions Science Reports, 2014 Street vendors and street food play a significant role in the informal sector in emerging markets. Street vendors stand as a primary source of supply in terms of food purchase for low-income consumers.
Jean-Marc Guesné, David Ménascé
doaj
Informal workplaces and their comparative effects on the health of street vendors and home-based garment workers in Yangon, Myanmar: a qualitative study. [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2020 Ko Ko T +6 more
europepmc +1 more source
Potential Demand for a New Value-Added Cowpea Product as Measured by the Willingness-to-Pay for Cowpea Flour in West Africa [PDF]
The objective of this paper is to assess the potential demand for a new value-added cowpea product – cowpea flour for purchase by women street food vendors.
Fulton, Joan R. +2 more
core +1 more source
Journal of Counseling &Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In this interpretive phenomenological analysis, we interviewed 10 women to make meaning of their lived experiences of sex trafficking and mental health challenges and how relational dynamics influenced their healing and sense of self. Our analysis revealed four themes: (a) central relational paradox, which described internalized shame and ...
Claudia G. Interiano‐Shiverdecker +3 more
wiley +1 more source
From Empire to Aid: Analysing Persistence of Colonial Legacies in Foreign Aid to Africa
Journal of International Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT For decades now, Western development agencies and donors have been castigated for their colonial biases in providing aid to Africa. It is well established that donors provide considerably more foreign aid to their former colonies relative to other countries.
Swetha Ramachandran
wiley +1 more source