Analysis of U.S. Demand for Imported Melons using a Dynamic Almost Ideal Demand System

Melons constitute an important part of the U.S. fruit and vegetable industry even though they are produced only from May through December of each year. Import supplies from Latin American countries are used to make up for the domestic demand shortages. This paper investigates the U.S. demand for imported fresh and frozen melons using quarterly data on import volumes and unit prices. A static and a dynamic linear approximated almost ideal demand systems were estimated using ITSUR. Marshallian and Hicksian elasticities were used to analyze consumers’ responsiveness to price and income change in the short run and the long run.Agribusiness, Demand and Price Analysis, International Relations/Trade,

Coordination des Politiques Monétaires et Croissance Economique en RDC: Rôle de la Gouvernance

In DRC, economic growth remains ineffectively influenced by the dynamics of multiple monetary policy factors. In view of this, an attempt is made in this article, examining the role that the quality of governance could play in the relationship between monetary policy and economic growth in this country during the period 1988- 2018. By developing an econometric analysis using the error correction model, it is revealed that the quality of governance plays a major role in the coordination of monetary policies and this positively impacts the economic growth of the DRC. As a result, government authorities must reform their intervention strategies; they must work with the aim of promoting a harmonious development of economic activities through the gradual approximation of economic policies

Coordination des Politiques Monétaires et Croissance Economique en RDC: Rôle de la Gouvernance

In DRC, economic growth remains ineffectively influenced by the dynamics of multiple monetary policy factors. In view of this, an attempt is made in this article, examining the role that the quality of governance could play in the relationship between monetary policy and economic growth in this country during the period 1988- 2018. By developing an econometric analysis using the error correction model, it is revealed that the quality of governance plays a major role in the coordination of monetary policies and this positively impacts the economic growth of the DRC. As a result, government authorities must reform their intervention strategies; they must work with the aim of promoting a harmonious development of economic activities through the gradual approximation of economic policies

Le regard fiscal et comptable sur les dispositions réglementaires de la sous-traitance privée en République démocratique du Congo

L’honnête Homme est allé de découverte en découverte en vue de permettre aux entreprises de se concentrer sur le cœur de leur métier dans l’optimalité de création de valeur, car la sous- traitance, comme l'ensemble des autres techniques de gestion, sont apparues afin d'apporter des solutions aux problèmes liés aux coûts de surveillance et de délégation du pouvoir. À l’aube du cinquième anniversaire de la Loi n° 17/001 du 08 février 2017 fixant les règles applicables à la sous-traitance dans le secteur privé, il apparaît nécessaire de poser un regard fiscal et comptable, car l’État congolais s’est invité en matière de sous-traitance non seulement dans son rôle régulateur, mais aussi comme percepteur de droit. L’interventionnisme de l’État a donné naissance aux interrogations sur la pratique fiscale notamment en termes des procédures liées à l’assiette, au contrôle, au recouvrement à la procédure précontentieuse et contentieuse. L’objectif de cet article est de ressortir les aspects fiscaux liés au recours à la sous-traitance à la lumière des dispositions réglementaires et poser, à cet effet, un jugement en se basant sur la théorie fiscale existentielle en République démocratique du Congo afin qu’il en résulte la volonté de réorganiser du nouveau prélèvement dû à l’Autorité de Régulation

Hypothyroidism decreases the biogenesis in free mitochondria and neuronal oxygen consumption in the cerebral cortex of developing rats

Thyroid hormone plays a critical role in mitochondrial biogenesis in two areas of the developing brain, the cerebral cortex and the striatum. Here we analyzed, in the cerebral cortex of neonatal rats, the effect of hypothyroidism on the biogenesis in free and synaptosomal mitochondria by analyzing, in isolated mitochondria, the activity of respiratory complex I, oxidative phosphorylation, oxygen consumption, and the expression of mitochondrial genome. In addition, we studied the effect of thyroid hormone in oxygen consumption in vivo by determining metabolic flow through C-13 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Our results clearly show that in vivo, hypothyroidism markedly reduces oxygen consumption in the neural population of the cerebral cortex. This effect correlates with decreased free mitochondria biogenesis. In contrast, no effect was observed in the biogenesis in synaptosomal mitochondria. The parameters analyzed were markedly improved after T-3 administration. These results suggest that a reduced biogenesis and the subsequent reduction of respiratory capacity in free mitochondria could be the underlying cause of decreased oxygen consumption in the neurons of the cerebral cortex of hypothyroid neonates.This work was supported by Ministerio de Educaciín y Ciencia Grants SAF2004-06263-CO2-02 (to A.S.), SAF2004-06263-CO2-01, and SAF2007-62811 and Comunidad de Madrid Grant GR/SAL/0033/2004 (to A.P.-C.). Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas is funded by the Instituto de Salud Carlos III. T.B.R. is a recipient of a fellowship from the Fundaçâo para a Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal (SFRH/BPD/26881/2006).Peer reviewe

Willingness-to-Pay for New Products in a University Foodservice Setting

A dairy products manufacturer wishing to expand into university foodservice operations collaborated with a graduate marketing class to research student preferences regarding the Company’s products. Baseline and follow-up stated choice surveys and conditional logit analyses were conducted at a land-grant university where the Company’s products were introduced. Brand awareness grew but remained low during the study period. Average WTP estimates for the Company’s most popular product approximated the retail price and resembled WTP for a competing brand. Average WTP for the Company’s other products, however, was considerably lower than the retail price. Significant WTP differences existed among some consumer segments.Willingness-to-Pay, Consumer Segment, University Foodservice, Conjoint analysis, Consumer/Household Economics, Demand and Price Analysis, Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety, Research Methods/ Statistical Methods,