53 research outputs found
Capitale umano e produttività del lavoro agricolo nelle regioni dell’Unione Europea
No full textObiettivo del lavoro è verificare la localizzazione del capitale umano nell’agricoltura delle regioni dell’Unione Europea e la posizione delle regioni italiane a tal riguardo e analizzare la relazione tra il capitale umano e la produttività del lavoro agricolo.
Utilizzando i dati, prevalentemente di fonte EUROSTAT, riferiti alle regioni livello NUTS2 e relativi all’anno 2005, è stata effettuata una regressione per isolare l’effetto di questa variabile da altre suggerite in letteratura.
I risultati mostrano che in generale, la distanza tra il livello di istruzione in agricoltura, approssimato dalla percentuale di conduttori di aziende con diploma o laurea, e quello dell’intera economia, approssimato dalla percentuale di adulti con diploma o laurea, è minima per i paesi firmatari del Trattato di Roma e si amplia progressivamente, al ridursi dell’appartenenza della regione all’UE. Rispetto alle altre regioni europee, la dotazione di capitale umano in agricoltura è bassa nelle regioni dell’Italia meridionale e media in quelle dell’Italia centro-settentrionale. La relazione tra capitale umano e produttività del lavoro è importante con un’elasticità positiva e paragonabile a quella del capitale fisico e tale da annullare l’effetto negativo di una minore dotazione di capitale sociale
Consumers' visual attention for functional food products - an exploratory study from a sample of Italian consumers
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Shadow prices of human capital in agriculture. Evidence from European FADN regions, CSEF Working Papers, N. 415, 2015
No full textThe aim of this paper is to measure the shadow pric
e of human capital in EU agriculture and to determin
e whether the
CAP has affected the productivity of this growth-enha
ncing factor. For this purpose, we used the balance
sheet data for
the period 1986-2012, referring to the Standard Res
ults of the EU Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) f
arm, which
is representative of commercial agriculture at regi
onal level. Data concerning output and input price
indices and
education attainment levels were obtained from Euro
stat and from national FADNs. DEA-VRS input-oriented an
nual
frontiers were computed to estimate the shadow pric
e of three levels of human capital: low, medium and
high. The
results show an increasing trend in the shadow pric
es of human capital and suggest that the shadow pri
ce of the high
level of human capital has been significantly great
er than the shadow price of the medium level of hum
an capital since
1990
Gender differences in pro-social behaviour: the case of fair-trade food consumers
No full textObjective of this paper is to analyse the presence of gender differences in the purchase motivations of Fair Trade (FT) food products sold in the Italian World Shops (WS). At this end, a questionnaire has been distributed to a sample of consumers in four Italian regions. A bivariate ordered probit analysis has been performed in order to identify the determinants of the two main ethical motivations in the purchase: worker guarantees and solidarity. The variables used as determinants are individual and municipal characteristics. Among individual characteristics, gender is significant; among the municipal characteristics, the rate of female job market participation is also significant. These results give evidence of a gender gap in the preferences for public goods
A comparative analysis of the purchase motivations of Fair Trade products: the impact of social capital
No full textObjective of this paper is to analyse the motivations in the purchase of Fair Trade (FT) food products sold in the World Shops (WS) in order to characterize WS consumer profiles according to the ethical content of their motivations. At this end, a questionnaire has been distributed to a sample of consumers in Emilia Romagna, Puglia and in Campania. A principal component analysis has been performed in order to identify the main motivations in the purchase. On the basis of these results, consumers have been classified, by applying a cluster analysis, in homogenous segments. The cluster analysis reveals that 76% of consumers in Emilia Romagna buy FT products for an ethical motivation, 56% of consumers in Puglia and 43% of consumers in Campania buy these products for an ethical motivation
Innovazioni e capitale sociale: il ruolo delle relazioni nelle imprese di trasformazione dei prodotti di agricoltura biologica
No full textDietary supplements among professional athletes: Food neophobia and marketing strategies to promote edible insects.
No full textBackground: Sports nutrition is a key component for optimizing training sessions; the use of a small number of dietary supplements may enhance athletic performance. However, elite athletes engaging in endurance their performance are often at risk of health nutrition problems or doping. Moreover, the market of dietary supplements provides a reference model for people to convey good or bad information. Recently, the novel food consumption based on insect-bars has developed in food market. Although studies on edible insects has showed positive benefits, from nutritional values to low environmental impact, disgust and neophobia can explain the aversion of Western countries to this novel food. To this aim, this study intended to explore athletes’ attitudes toward supplements and their nutrition knowledge. Food neophobia, the intention to taste cricket-bar and the possibility to modify the initial intention through a nudge experiment were, therefore, investigated. Parametric and non-parametric analyses were applied to the data. Methods: 61 athletes (Mage =27.8 ± 5.0, M =34) completed a battery including socio-demographic information, supplements and eating habits, food neophobia, nutrition knowledge, willingness to taste cricket bars and sports endorsement. Findings: Results showed that all athletes consumed supplements, mainly protein-amino acid and that the nutritionists were the most common source of information. White meat was the most animal product consumed by athletes. Their nutrition knowledge was poor. Participants obtained low level in food neophobia. Women and adults were less inclined to taste cricket bars. An increasing in tasting after the nudge was observed. Protein source and disgust respectively accounted for the willingness and rejection to taste. Few athletes were available to advertise cricket-bars. Discussion and conclusion: Data confirmed the frequent use of supplements among athletes, mainly to improve recovery through proteins. The emerging lack of athletes ‘nutritional knowledge implies particular attention to the role of nutrition professionals and specialists supports should play in reducing these risks. The nudge experiment suggested a positive attitude among female and older athletes to taste novel food by reinforcing the association between alternative protein source and cricket-bars with attractive and appealing package. It is likely to think that by increasing the number of tastings, the familiarization and awareness of the product can increase the number of athletes available to promote it
Il commercio equo e solidale nell’analisi economica: le motivazioni all’acquisto dei prodotti
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