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- Economic Policies and Impacts
- Economic theories and models
- Organic Food and Agriculture
- Firm Innovation and Growth
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Banking stability, regulation, efficiency
- Economic Theory and Policy
- Italy: Economic History and Contemporary Issues
- Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Auction Theory and Applications
- Private Equity and Venture Capital
- Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
- Economic Growth and Productivity
- Corporate Taxation and Avoidance
- Monetary Policy and Economic Impact
- Local Government Finance and Decentralization
- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
- Diverse academic and cultural studies
- Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis
- Financial Markets and Investment Strategies
- Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development
- Taxation and Compliance Studies
- Innovation Policy and R&D
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
2014-2024
Fondazione Italiana per la Ricerca in Agricoltura Biologica e Biodinamica
2015-2024
Älvdalens Fastbränsleteknik Aktiebolag (Sweden)
2022
University of the Sacred Heart
2003-2019
Università della Svizzera italiana
2011-2014
Catholic University of America
2011
European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management
2009
Trinity College Dublin
2005
Université Paris Cité
2004
Centre Pour La Recherche Economique et ses Applications
2004
This paper summarizes the main findings of GLAMUR project which starts with an apparently simple question: is “local” more sustainable than “global”? Sustainability assessment framed within a post-normal science perspective, advocating integration public deliberation and scientific research. The spans 39 local, intermediate global supply chain case studies across different commodities countries. Assessment criteria cover environmental, economic, social, health ethical sustainability...
Journal Article Information Acquisition and Welfare Get access Luca Colombo, Colombo Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Gianluca Femminis, Femminis Alessandro Pavan Northwestern University The Review of Economic Studies, Volume 81, Issue 4, October 2014, Pages 1438–1483, https://doi.org/10.1093/restud/rdu015 Published: 20 June 2014 history Revision received: 01 2012 Accepted: March
The negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have further exposed and exacerbated structural weaknesses inequalities embedded in global industrial agri-food system. While mainstream narrative continues to emphasise importance ensuring uninterrupted functioning supply chains counter COVID-related disruptions, has also highlighted resilience small-scale, sustainable family farming spatially socially food systems. Based on a quantitative qualitative analysis three surveys, this study examines...
Over the 2000s', consumers' food purchases have been increasingly informed by supply chain-related issues, with growing concerns about sustainability of chains differing for their geographical scope. As a result, short and local systems risen to policymakers chain stakeholders' attention as more sustainable alternatives mainstream networks. However, associating chain's scope performance may not be straightforward. This paper aims at shedding lights on connection between comparing discussing...
Agrobiodiversity is in rapid decline, due to the intensification of agriculture and development food value chains based on industrial processing techniques. However, consumers are not generally involved developing solutions reverse this trend their relation agrobiodiversity remains largely unknown. As part a European project, with aim involving guiding research, innovation policies, large online survey (n = 2397) focus groups 82) were carried out seven countries gather consumers' preferences...
Crop diversification represents a key lever to support the development of sustainable agri-food systems. Knowledge on trade-offs and carry over effects from different crop strategies is essential inform agricultural stakeholders potential costs benefits. This knowledge limited by existing data performance measures predominantly focused single crops, rather than complete rotations. Moreover, sustainability indicators are often used for assessment purposes, supporting stakeholder learning...
We study lobbying behavior by firms in a two-region economy, with either centralized or decentralized provision of profit-enhancing local public goods. Firms compete the market, for good once entered to gain access it. When we show that is unambiguously less disruptive social welfare under decentralization. Moreover, foreign rather than domestic private interests may be more powerful affecting regional policies. On contrary, when mostly effective decentralization, since always end up forming...
This paper describes a diary study aimed at evaluating the User Experience (UX) of 7 to 12 years old children when interacting with eBooks. The goal was understand whether, in context leisure reading, enhanced eBooks provide better reading experience than basic We took inspiration from Csikszentmihalyi's Flow theory define benchmark for experience, and then by means Sampling Method (ESM) an adapted version Short Scale (FKS) we investigated collected data on two groups children: one group...
This paper investigates firms’ optimal location choices explicitly accounting for the role of inwards and outwards knowledge spillovers in a dynamic Cournot oligopoly with firms that are heterogeneous their ability to carry out cost-reducing R&D. Firms can either locate an industrial cluster or isolation. Technological exchanged between cluster. It is shown technological leader has incentive isolation only if her advantage exceeds certain threshold, which increasing discount rate, industry...
There is growing evidence that diversified cropping systems can contribute to the fundamental reorientation of food production. However, actors involved in crop diversification (CD) initiatives often lack concrete action perspectives, i.e., ideas and expectations on what they do achieve their goals. Indeed, various authors have pointed out operational guidance by high-level theories innovation governance for niches cope with complexity unpredictability. This paper aims fill this gap studying...
This paper presents the results of a cooperative inquiry study aimed at developing prototype enhanced eBook for leisure reading. Together with group 9 to 11 years old children we explored various design ideas and, starting from these ideas, developed and elaborated shortlist recommendations. The aims extend research on children's eBooks set six guidelines that are intended help designers in creating better more engaging eBooks.
Using survey data on a sample of the Italian population, in this paper we offer comprehensive account which personal characteristics are associated to adequate financial competence and wise behaviour. The study uses five indicators individual behaviour provides evidence how each indicator is connected such as gender, age, marital status, labour market income education. Two measure awareness environment, while remaining three capture specific elements attitude towards budget constraints,...
We build a model in which corporate governance allows for the adoption of an institution acting as mechanism to control agency problems. Our predicts that incentive adopt such is decreasing ownership concentration and increasing free cash flow. Testing our theoretical by means sample 157 Italian listed companies over period 2004–2007, we find board composition favours independent members firms with large flow, executive high concentration, supporting view way limit costs.
Colombo L. V. A. and Turati G. Why do acquiring banks in mergers concentrate well-developed areas? Regional development acquisitions (M&As) banking, Studies. The paper focuses on all transactions of regional relevance that occurred the Italian banking sector between 1995 2006. A strong direct effect economic social characteristics concentration industry Italy is found, as well agglomeration regions. This survives to a number robustness checks, including controls for banks’ profitability...
Abstract Organic agriculture continues to expand in the USA and European Union (EU), particularly Italy, which had 48,650 organic farms 2014 compared with 19,474 USA. Additionally, EU support for research is nearly double than that of Along increased research, community has achieved recognition at Commission policy level a dedicated innovation platform, advocating practice farmer-first models participatory research. The US land-grant universities have long history on-farm primarily through...