Editor: Anthony N. Rezitis

Research Topics in Agricultural and Applied Economics

Volume 3

eBook: US $29 Special Offer (PDF + Printed Copy): US $133
Printed Copy: US $118
Library License: US $116
ISSN: 2589-1472 (Print)
ISSN: 1879-7415 (Online)
ISBN: 978-1-60805-699-6 (Print)
ISBN: 978-1-60805-263-9 (Online)
Year of Publication: 2012
DOI: 10.2174/97816080526391120301

Introduction

The aim of this e-book series is to publish high quality economic research in agricultural and applied economics. It particularly fosters quantitative studies which make original contribution on important economic issues, the results of which help to understand and solve real economic problems. This volume contains research papers focusing on the areas of agricultural policy, agricultural price volatility, agricultural finance and cooperatives, consumption economics, firm production and organization, human capital convergence, international economics and multinational business, investment decisions in organic agriculture, market structure and industry studies. The research papers of this volume make use of recent methodological approaches and provide conclusions which are useful to both private sector participants and policy-makers.

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Contributors

Editor(s):
Anthony N. Rezitis
University of Western Greece
Greece




Contributor(s):
Anthony Rezitis
Department of Business Administration of Food and Agricultural Enterprises
University of Western Greece
2, G Seferi Str
Agrinio
Greece


Atsalakis George
Department of Production Engineering and Management
Technical University of Crete
73100 Chania
Crete
Greece


Davide Viaggi
Agricultural Economics and Engineering (DEIAGRA)
University of Bologna
Viale Fanin
50 - 40127 Bologna
Italy


Gabriel Pérez-Alcalá
Department of Applied Economics
ETEA, Institución Universitaria de la Compañía de Jesús
Córdoba, 14004
Spain


Giacomo Zanni
ENDIF - ENgineering Department In Ferrara
University of Ferrara
Via Saragat
Ferrara, 1- 44100
Italy


Hrabrin Bachev
Institute of Agricultural Economics
125 "Tzarigradsko shose" Blvd Blok 1
Sofia, 1113
Bulgaria


Isabelle Piot-Lepetit
IPTS - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies
Edificio EXPO - c/Inca Garcilaso 3
Seville, 41092
Spain


Joshua Anyangah
Department of Economics
University of Lethbridge
Lethbridge
Alberta, Postal code: T1K 3M4
Canada


Kostas Tsiboukas
Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development
Agricultural University of Athens
75, Iera Odos Str.
Athens, 11855
Greece


Luigi Vannini
University of Bologna
Leon, 24071
Spain


Maria Parasyri
Department of Production Engineering and Management
Technical University of Crete
Chania
Crete, 73100
Iran


Mavra Stithou
Division of Economics
Stirling Management School
University of Stirling
Stirling FK9 4LA
UK


Melania Salazar-Ordóñez
Department of Applied Economics
ETEA, Institución Universitaria de la Compañía de Jesús
Córdoba, 14004
Spain


Phoebe Koundouri
Department of International and European Economic Studies
Athens University of Economics and Business
Athens, 10434
Greece


Rita Robles
Department of Agricultural Sciences and Engineering
University of Leon
Leon, 24071
Spain


Stavros Tsoukalas
Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development
Agricultural University of Athens
75, Iera Odos Str.
Athens, 11855
Greece


Yannis Kountouris
Department of Economics
University of Manchester
Manchester M13 9PL
UK


Zopounidis D. Constantinos
Department of Production Engineering and Management
Technical University of Crete
73100 Chania
Crete
Greece