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Who Are the Consumers of European Farmers' Markets? A Cross‐Country Analysis

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT With substantial growth in the number of farmers' markets (FMs) in developed countries, the number of consumers visiting FMs is also increasing. This study comparatively assesses the consumers of FMs in three European countries where FMs traditionally play a distinctive role in food supply chains.
Áron Török   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Youth Unemployment in South Africa: A Theological reflection Through the Lens of Human Dignity

open access: yesMissionalia: Southern African Journal of Missiology, 2015
This article pays attention to Youth unemployment as one of the most serious socio-economic challenges in South Africa. The nature of unemployment in South Africa is followed by a discussion on the interconnectedness between unemployment and poverty. The
Cloete, Anita
doaj   +1 more source

Structural rate of unemployment, hysteresis, human capital, and macroeconomic data

open access: yesNational Accounting Review, 2022
The relationship between the unemployment rate and the evolution of human capital is different depending on whether one subscribes to a neoclassical logic or to a hysteresis theory. This paper proposes that when the unemployment rate reaches a high level
Jean-Marie Le Page
doaj   +1 more source

Is Youth's Engagement in Agribusiness an Opportunity or a Necessity? A Closer Look at the Situation in South Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite the broad focus on necessity‐ and opportunity‐driven entrepreneurship in research and policy, the entrepreneurial dichotomy within the agribusiness context has not been adequately addressed. This study contributes to closing this knowledge gap by examining youth's perceptions of agribusiness through the lens of the push‐pull motivation
Cool Dady Mangole   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is the U.S. Unemployment Rate Today Already as High as It Was in 1982? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
In 1982, the United States experienced the highest annual unemployment rate since the Great Depression -- 9.7 percent. In principle, that rate is directly comparable to the 8.1 percent seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for February 2009, and suggests
Dean Baker, John Schmitt
core  

Assessing Haitian Consumers' Willingness to Pay a Premium for Aflatoxin‐Compliant Peanut Butter in the Informal Market

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Market‐based solutions are increasingly tested to address aflatoxin issues in peanuts in developing countries. Although previous studies have found that Haitian grocery store shoppers are willing to pay a 21% premium for peanut butter with levels of aflatoxin that meet international standards, no information is available for the much larger ...
Phendy Jacques   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

POLA INFLASI DAN PENGANGGURAN DI NEGARA NEGARA ASEAN TAHUN 2003 – 2012

open access: yesJurnal Ekonomi Pembangunan, 2014
This Research aims to analyze the relation between Inflation and Unemployment in ASEAN countries from 2003 until 2012. The variable used are Inflation and Unemployment.
Reiny Seruni
doaj   +1 more source

Is the Unemployment Rate in Sweden Really 17 Percent? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
This report finds the U.S. unemployment rate would be 13 percent using a methodology frequently cited in critiques of Sweden's "real" unemployment rate. The McKinsey Global Institute's calculations of Sweden's "de-facto" unemployment rate as 17 percent -
John Schmitt
core  

The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The analysis of the population economic activity and unemployment in the South Moravian region

open access: yesActa Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 2005
This article deals with analysis of the South Moravian region population economic activity and unemployment state and development. The analysis of the population economic activity and unemployment is a part of the demographic, social and economic ...
Jaroslava Hudečková
doaj   +1 more source

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