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| Glover, Jane. |
| The sustainability of the dairy supply chain is a widely debated topic in the industry. The purpose of this paper is to explore farmer behaviour in response to diminishing returns and investigates the possible long-term implications of low returns, identified by farming families. The paper argues that, sustained declines in margins, coupled with other structural changes in the industry, will eventually lead to an exodus of small family farms. A qualitative methodology ensures in-depth data were collected over a five year period. The results indicate that farmers and their families are concerned over the reduced margins for their produce, with many smaller farms forced to subsidies the business with alternative sources of income. Farmers also raise concerns... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Supply chain; Sustainability; Family farming; Behaviour.; Farm Management; D400; J300; L110; M100; Q120. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108940 |
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| Albuquerque, Paula C.. |
| The electronic brokers compete with the traditional brokers. The electronic brokers offer lower costs, increased speed and a better guarantee of transparency and of anonymity. The only real advantage of the traditional brokers is the gathering of information. We investigate whether the traders in the foreign exchange market consider that to be crucial, which is equivalent to asking “Do traditional brokers have any chance in the forex?” We build a simple model and use the results of a questionnaire that we elaborated and that was sent to the users of the brokers’ services in the Portuguese foreign exchange market. We also use transaction data from the most important dealer in the Portuguese market. Considering this dealer to be representative, we conclude... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Brokers; Foreign exchange market; Information; Financial Economics; D400; D800; G240. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43988 |
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