Article
Management
Ricardo Hausmann, Daniel P. Stock, Muhammed A. Yildirim
Summary: The comparative advantage of a location determines its industrial structure. By observing the correlations in the structure, we can calculate an implied measure of comparative advantage, which explains the current industrial structure. Additionally, the deviations between observed and implied comparative advantage are highly predictive of future industry growth.
Review
Food Science & Technology
Charles Odilichukwu R. Okpala, Malgorzata Korzeniowska
Summary: The importance of continuous improvement in good practices and the implementation of hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP) for food hygiene quality safety in the agro-food product industry sector is emphasized. Quality management (QM) and its key facets such as quality assurance (QA), control, improvement, and planning play a crucial role in improving agro-food product quality. This includes ethical considerations, food quality safety standards, HACCP fundamentals/implementation, QA control systems, and other quality standards associated with the agro-food industry. The article also discusses the challenges and directions for future studies in food safety management systems, QM, QA, and food hygiene quality safety.
FOOD REVIEWS INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Article
Economics
Pantelis Sotirelis, Evangelos Grigoroudis
Summary: The paper reviews the theoretical and practical linkages between quality management and innovation in the agro-food industry, highlighting the positive effect of both factors on firm performance. It also emphasizes the impact of internal and external factors on quality management and innovation activities in companies.
JOURNAL OF THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
(2021)
Article
Economics
Se Mi Park
Summary: This empirical study examines how country-specific formal and informal institutions affect export patterns. The findings suggest that countries with high-quality formal and informal institutions tend to have institutional comparative advantage, and formal and informal institutions substitute for one another in generating institutional quality.
REVIEW OF WORLD ECONOMICS
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Leng Huat Foo, Ying Jing Tan
Summary: This study aimed to assess the type and quality of food and beverages sold in school canteens in public primary and secondary schools in Kelantan, Malaysia. The results showed a wide variety of food items sold, with a high proportion of sugary foods and beverages. Despite existing guidelines, many unhealthy food items are being sold in school canteens, indicating the need for interventions to promote healthy food choices among school-aged children.
Article
Economics
Cecile Gaubert, Oleg Itskhoki
Summary: This study highlights the pivotal role that large firms play in international trade and shows that both firm-level forces and granularity influence comparative advantage. The research finds that granularity accounts for about 20% of the sectoral variation in export intensity and is more pronounced in highly export-intensive sectors. In a dynamic environment, it is revealed that firm dynamics plays a central role in shaping comparative advantage reversals observed in the data.
JOURNAL OF POLITICAL ECONOMY
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Weijiao Ye, Ziqiang Li
Summary: Ensuring sustainable growth in ecologically friendly food production is a prerequisite for long-term national food security. This study aims to identify strategies for improving the nation's green total factor productivity (GTFP) of food through quantitative measurement and empirical research, emphasizing the importance of environmental regulation.
Article
Economics
Dongwei He, Yunfei Wang, Kai You
Summary: This study applies a theoretical framework to analyze the optimal exporting strategy for new entrant firms from China to the United States. It suggests that starting with lower product quality and gradually improving it as the product gains recognition from U.S. consumers is the most effective approach. The findings are supported by empirical evidence using transaction-level data on Chinese exports to the U.S. from 2000 to 2013.
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND POLICY
(2023)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Defeng Zhang, Zhilu Sun
Summary: This study measures the static distribution of agricultural trade comparative advantage in countries along the Belt and Road (B&R) and China, and further calculates its dynamic change. It found that most agricultural products' initial comparative advantage deteriorated in face of unfavorable factors, while some improved initial comparative disadvantage. Additionally, most countries along the B&R have higher agricultural trade comparative advantage than China, indicating the importance of utilizing this advantage to improve agricultural trade performance.
Article
Agronomy
Elena Kuzmenko, Lenka Rumankova, Irena Benesova, Lubos Smutka
Summary: This paper tracks the dynamics of Czech Republic's comparative advantage/disadvantage in individual commodity aggregates in relation to its EU partners using RCA, LFI, and GL indices, as well as logistic regression analysis. The study finds that capital is the only production factor with a statistically significant effect. Trade with countries rich in agricultural land and capital is not favorable for Czech Republic in terms of having a comparative advantage over them.
Article
Economics
Theophile T. Azomahou, Hibret Maemir, Hassen A. Wako
Summary: The quality of national institutions enforcing written contracts plays a crucial role in shaping a country's comparative advantage in trade. Better contracting institutions not only increase the likelihood of exporting, but also enhance export sales post-entry, especially in industries with significant relationship-specific investments. These benefits, particularly through the intensive margin, are more favorable to less developed countries and contribute significantly to the survival of export products in contract-intensive industries.
JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE ECONOMICS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Guldem Ozatagan, Emel Karakaya Ayalp
Summary: The city of Izmir-Turkey has been recognized for its recent actions in the agro-food sector, which are seen as pioneering sustainable alternatives to the existing regime. The study highlights the importance of incorporating contestation and struggle into urban sustainability transitions in the agro-food domain.
ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION AND SOCIETAL TRANSITIONS
(2021)
Review
Food Science & Technology
Mudasir Yaqoob, Savita Sharma, Poonam Aggarwal
Summary: Food quality, safety, and production are receiving maximum attention in both developing and developed countries. In order to overcome limitations in quality assessment, new imaging techniques are sought for fast, environment-friendly, and economical solutions. These imaging technologies have become popular in the food processing industry, allowing for real-time image capture and processing to extract useful information for food processing control and safety analysis.
JOURNAL OF FOOD MEASUREMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION
(2021)
Article
Economics
Phuc Canh Nguyen, Bach Nguyen, Su Dinh Thanh
Summary: Economic integration is recognized as an important factor in entrepreneurship. This study examines the impact of export diversification on entrepreneurship using institutional theory and data from 61 countries from 2006 to 2014. The results show that overall export diversification has a positive effect on entrepreneurship, while export-intensive margins have a negative effect. Additionally, export diversification has a stronger contribution to entrepreneurship in low and middle-income economies.
STRUCTURAL CHANGE AND ECONOMIC DYNAMICS
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Magdalena Lacko-Bartosova, Lucia Lacko-Bartosova, Amandeep Kaur, Jan Moudry
Summary: This study aimed to understand the performance of old and new cultivars and breeding lines of hulled wheat species by analyzing selected agro-morphological and quality traits to determine the variability and correlations among them.
Article
Agricultural Economics & Policy
Federica Di Marcantonio, Pavel Ciaian, Jan Falkowski
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
(2020)
Article
Agricultural Economics & Policy
Imre Ferto, Zoltan Bakucs, Jan Falkowski
Summary: This study examines the intra-EU trade in dairy products from 2001 to 2015 and finds support for the two predictions related to the network effects in trade relations: the positive correlation between the size of an initial trade network and building new trade linkages, and the dependence of a country's trade network evolution on the trade network of its trading partners.
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
(2021)
Article
Geography
Jan Falkowski, Aleksandra Chlebicka
Summary: The paper examines the diverse market behaviors of agricultural producer organizations, as well as the impact of their size and competitive environment on product offerings and marketing channel choices.
JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES
(2021)
Article
Economics
Przemyslaw J. Kurek, Jan Falkowski
Summary: According to numerous contributions in the literature, religious activities and civic participation are positively correlated. This paper uses panel data from Poland and controls for fixed effects and time-varying factors to examine the relationship. The results robustly show that municipalities with higher measures of church attendance exhibit higher voter turnout, suggesting a potential causal relationship between religious commitment and civic participation.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL ECONOMY
(2022)
Article
Economics
Jan Falkowski, Jacek Lewkowicz
Summary: In order to prevent judicial bias and increase transparency within the court system, specific rules are usually implemented for case distribution among judges. However, a study on the Constitutional Tribunal of the Republic of Poland reveals that these rules are rarely fully obeyed. Among the potential factors explaining this issue, the strategic composition of adjudication panels appears to have the highest explanatory potential.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF LAW AND ECONOMICS
(2022)
Article
Geography
Jan Falkowski, Jacek Lewkowicz
Summary: Farmers are encouraged to adopt entrepreneurial practices to increase competitiveness. This paper analyzes the impact of declaring production expansion as a goal for the future on actual output growth in the dairy sector in Poland. The findings suggest a weak relationship between the two, contrary to the argument that setting clear goals improves farm performance. Several reasons for this result are discussed, including data specificity and the perception of business planning by farmers.
JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Agricultural Economics & Policy
Stefan Bojnec, Lukas Cechura, Jan Falkowski, Imre Ferto
Summary: Countries in Central and Eastern Europe that joined the EU since May 2004 have seen rapid growth in agri-food exports, mainly targeting the EU market. Some countries have expanded exports by increasing average exports per existing product, while others have focused on increasing the number of exported products and diversifying into established markets. To further benefit from increased trade participation, CEE countries need to shift towards exporting more innovative products and new varieties, relying more on expanding the range of products exported.
Article
Economics
Jan Falkowski, Przemyslaw J. Kurek
Summary: The study found that the involvement of watchdog organizations in the 2015 presidential elections in Poland had a significant impact on electoral outcomes, with a lower share of votes for the incumbent candidate in municipalities where election observers were present. The results were robust to several tests, indicating that the effect was not due to unobservable factors.
JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE ECONOMICS
(2021)
Article
Economics
Jan Falkowski, Jacek Lewkowicz
Summary: This paper investigates the impact of politics on judicial decisions, finding that nominees of the governing party are more likely to be allocated to adjudication panels in politically sensitive cases and have greater voting power in these cases. This suggests that in some politically controversial cases, the judiciary may be influenced by political factors.
INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF LAW AND ECONOMICS
(2021)
Article
Economics
Jan Falkowski, Przemyslaw Kurek
Article
Geography
Jan Falkowski, Grazyna Bukowska, Piotr Wojcik
SOCIOLOGIA RURALIS
(2019)
Article
Economics
Oded Stark, Jan Falkowski
ECONOMICS OF TRANSITION
(2019)
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Agata Malak-Rawlikowska, Dominika Milczarek-Andrzejewska, Jan Falkowski
SOCIAL SCIENCES-BASEL
(2019)
Article
Development Studies
Jan Falkowski
JOURNAL OF AGRARIAN CHANGE
(2018)