Background: The coffee industry is one of the most important world supply chains, with an estimated consumption of two billion cups daily, making it the most consumed beverage worldwide. Coffee beans are primarily grown in tropical countries, with Brazil accounting for almost 50% of the...

Unterschiedliche Fairtrade-Organisationen werben damit, die Lebensbedingungen der Kleinbauernfamilien in den Anbauländern zu verbessern. Diese Publikation untersucht, ob die Teilnahme am Fairtrade-System Kleinbauern, unabhängig von den Entwicklungen ihres Umfeldes, gegenüber selbstständigen...

Fair trade coffee is a cup half full, according to Raluca Dragusanu, Daniele Giovannucci, and Nathan Nunn in “The Economics of Fair Trade” (Journal of Economic Perspectives, Summer 2014, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 217–36). We are not persuaded

This article examines patterns of entry and exit in a relatively homogeneous product market to investigate the impact of entry on incumbent firms and market structure. In particular, we are interested in whether the organizational form of entrants matters for the competitive decisions of...

This article examines patterns of entry and exit in a relatively homogeneous product market to investigate the impact of entry on incumbent firms and market structure. In particular, we are interested in whether the organizational form of entrants matters for the competitive decisions of...

This article examines patterns of entry and exit in a relatively homogeneous product market to investigate the impact of entry on incumbent firms and market structure. In particular, we are interested in whether the organizational form of entrants matters for the competitive decisions of...

Africa's cooperative revival -- Conceptualizing cooperatives -- Outline of chapters -- Methodological notes -- Footloose labor in Uganda's coffee sector -- Rural labor diversification -- Working conditions in agriculture and beyond -- The discriminatory nature of informal labor market regulation...

This research aims to provide insights into the determinants of channel profitability and the relative power in the channel by considering consumer demand and the interactions between manufacturers and retailers in an equilibrium model. We use the Nash bargaining solution to determine wholesale...

The standard approach to modelling the relationship between world and producer prices of coffee does not incorporate the effects of changing government policies and market structures. These changes have led to large structural breaks in the relationship between the prices implying the standard...

Die Erfolgsgeschichte von illycaffè - Den besten Kaffee der Welt anzubieten - das war der große Traum von Francesco Illy, einem einfachen Zimmermannssohn aus Timioara, der auszog, um 1933 in Triest ein internationales Kaffeeimperium zu gründen. Sein Traum ist bis heute das Motto des...

Among the most prominent contributions of agricultural economists to the development field is the analysis of issues in commodity marketing. The topics include the role of competition among market intermediaries in determining marketing margins, analysis of price risks and the theory of...

This research aims to provide insights into the determinants of channel profitability and the relative power in the channel by considering consumer demand and the interactions between manufacturers and retailers in an equilibrium model. We use the Nash bargaining solution to determine wholesale...