Abstract The Maghreb countries (Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia) have experienced since the
early 1950s a rapid demographic growth coupled to a significant rhythm of urbanization …

The food subsidy programs and its long-term effects have emerged as major developmental
issues in many developing countries. The programs might increase social welfare to …

In this paper we present two composite indices of globalization. The first one is based on the
Kearney/Foreign Policy Magazine and the second one is obtained from principal component …

In recent years, both politics and the literature have shown considerable interest in organic
farming with a view to sustaining healthy and environmentally-friendly consumption …

This paper attempts to assess the degree to which Iranian rural households have responded
to the change in price of imported rice due to exchange-rate unification, and to examine the …

Study is aimed to develop an econometric model to estimate the cost of the restaurant
business in Erbil city of Kurdistan. Restaurant food is costly in Erbil city as a common opinion …

In this paper we present two composite indices of globalization. The first is based on the
Kearney/Foreign Policy magazine and the second is obtained from principal component …

Socio-economic and demographic variables can have a deep impact of the demand for
food. The objective of this work is to analyze how these variables can affect the demand for …

In many developing countries, consumer food subsidies are major parts of social safety net
programs. The primary objective of these programs is to generate a sustained decrease in …

The perishable nature of food requires that a food bank keep as little inventory as possible to
minimize cost and waste. Meanwhile, it is essential for the food bank to have enough to meet …