Agricultural Economics, 2006 (vol. 52), issue 5
Price levels convergence of consumer expenditures in the European Union
M. Ševela
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2006, 52(5):197-204 | DOI: 10.17221/5016-AGRICECON 
The convergence of price levels is one of the important aspects of a real convergence and is often viewed as a criterion for the evaluation of preparedness. The convergence process of comparative price levels can run either through the exchange rate channel and/or that of nominal prices. The paper is focused on the assessment of comparative price levels and the rate of their convergence in the enlarged European Union within the period of 1999-2003. With the exception of Cyprus, the price levels in the new EU member countries were significantly lower. The greatest differences from the price level of EU countries existed in Poland, Slovakia and Baltic...
Analysis of the development of the economic account for agriculture of the Czech Republic
J. Klíma, M. Palát (Sn.)
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2006, 52(5):205-208 | DOI: 10.17221/5017-AGRICECON
The paper is focused on assessing the development of the economic account for agriculture of the Czech Republic in the selected reference period 1998-2003. There were evaluated effects of the particular types of the economic accounts. Methods of regression and correlation analysis and development trends were used for the mathematical-statistical analysis. The plant production output similarly as the output of agricultural industry show an increasing tendency since the period under investigation reaching a peak about 2001 and in next years decreasing in difference to the gross value added at basic prices and the net value added at basic prices which...
Development assistance
V. Jeníček, V. Krepl
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2006, 52(5):209-224 | DOI: 10.17221/5018-AGRICECON
Development assistance achieved remarkable success in different periods. For example, Botswana and South Korea reached the great development in the 60s after very bad situation, Indonesia in the 70s, Bolivia and Ghana at the end of the 80s, Uganda and Vietnam in the 90s. In these countries development assistance played important role in economic transformation in formulation of the development of politics. The development assistance contributed educational programs and financially supported the development of public sector. The "Green Revolution" - by means of innovations in agriculture, investments and political changes - improved the live conditions...
Demand elasticities and price-cost margin ratios for grocery products in different socioeconomic groups
C. Akbay, E. Jones
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2006, 52(5):225-235 | DOI: 10.17221/5019-AGRICECON
In this paper, the demand elasticities and the size of price cost margin (PCM) ratios were investigated for private and national branded products using scanner data from a large supermarket chain in Ohio, USA. Demand elasticities and PCM ratios were measured for 32 national branded and 14 private label products for 9 food categories by using Almost Ideal Demand System. According to the results, lower-income shoppers were more prices sensitive than higher-income shoppers and the average price elasticities were ranged between -1.96 (Snacks) and -3.33 (ice-cream). According to the results, non-collusive case gave smaller PCM than the Bertrand case and...
The evaluation of the developments in food safety systems formation in the world for dairy industry from the standpoint ofTurke
N. Demirbaş, Ö. Karahan, Z. KENANOGLU, C. Karagözlü
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2006, 52(5):236-243 | DOI: 10.17221/5020-AGRICECON
Food safety is important due to new protection measurements applied in the growing world trade as much as the raise and continuity of life quality. In recent years, the countries have begun to face with important problems both in domestic consumption and exportation, because of the sensitivity of consumers on the safety of food products. Regarding this, in the dairy industry, which is an important sub sector of the food industry, the food safety issues has begun to gain importance in developing countries like the developed ones as a result of the world trade. Therefore the aim of this study can be stated as examining the food safety systems for dairy...
Rape methyl-esther as a renewable energy resource in transport
H. Součková
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2006, 52(5):244-249 | DOI: 10.17221/5021-AGRICECON
The conception of the agricultural politicy of the Czech Republic is in accordance with the European model of agriculture, and one of this politicy pillars has been concentrated on the development of the multifunctional agriculture. In this contribution, several findings from the solution of the research project QF 4142 have been summarised in a synthetic form. It introduced financing and support programme of the rape methyl-esther (RME) and mixed fuel production. In the article, the availability and economic potential of the renewable energy sources till the year 2010 are shown primarily. The RME and the bio-diesel form an important part of the biomass...