Vol 10, No 4-5 (2016)
Issue Description
The previous issue of Apstract was a thematic or special issue entitled Contributions to the understanding
of issues with respect to behaviour, food, happiness and health. The issue contains papers from scholars
all over the world.
The present issue of Apstract, volume 10 issue 4-5, is a general one and is characterised by variety in
many aspects as topics, methods, scope and the like.
The issue consists of several papers written by Hungarians on topic that relate to Hungarian society. One
paper discusses the results and potentials in agribusiness after the accession of Hungary into the EU.
Another one is an empirical examination of changes related to value drivers since the 2007-2008 crisis.
A third one examines the extent and characteristics of diversification among Hungarian agricultural
holdings.. A fourth one is a problem analysis of the Hungarian tobacco sector. All of the papers relate to
agriculture. A sixth one examines the effect of taxes on the Hungarian Palinka spirits.
Five papers from Hungary deal with aspect of tourism such as health and caves. One paper deals with the
effects of health tourism investments on. . .
The previous issue of Apstract was a thematic or special issue entitled Contributions to the understanding
of issues with respect to behaviour, food, happiness and health. The issue contains papers from scholars
all over the world.
The present issue of Apstract, volume 10 issue 4-5, is a general one and is characterised by variety in
many aspects as topics, methods, scope and the like.
The issue consists of several papers written by Hungarians on topic that relate to Hungarian society. One
paper discusses the results and potentials in agribusiness after the accession of Hungary into the EU.
Another one is an empirical examination of changes related to value drivers since the 2007-2008 crisis.
A third one examines the extent and characteristics of diversification among Hungarian agricultural
holdings.. A fourth one is a problem analysis of the Hungarian tobacco sector. All of the papers relate to
agriculture. A sixth one examines the effect of taxes on the Hungarian Palinka spirits.
Five papers from Hungary deal with aspect of tourism such as health and caves. One paper deals with the
effects of health tourism investments on tourism business in the North of Hungary and another presents
research on caves in Hungary. Guest satisfaction of cave bath visitors and branding is the topic of a third
paper. The regional sustainability of sport halls in Hungary is analysed in a fourth paper, whereas the
specific sports subsidies for rural civic organizations are analysed in a sixth paper.
Universities not only produce research, but also enrich the human capital of students. Taking the career
orientation into account is then of importance as is demonstrated in the paper examining career orientations
at the University of Debrecen.
Very topical is the paper on the perspectives for the development of rural entrepreneurship in the republic
of Moldova.
African issues are analysed in two papers. One papers deal with food security assessment of rural
household in Ogun State, Nigeria. In a second African paper OLS and rank-based estimation techniques
for production analysis are compared using data from Ghanaian maize farms.
Another set of papers relate to consumer behaviour in daily shopping and agricultural products. One
paper is a probit analysis of daily shopping in Trinidad and Tobago. A second paper in this area is a study
of consumer olive oil preferences in Albania. A third paper analyses the effects of tax-free consumption
Five papers deal with issues that relate to topics in general micro-economics. Moral hazard and trust in
producer organisations is the topic of one study. The analysis of absorption capacity of funds is the topic
if a second paper in this field, whereas demand and supply on the labour market is the theme of the third
paper, whereas determinants of dividend payout policy is the topic of the fourth paper is this field. The fifth
paper is a contribution to the economics of fairness within the food supply chain in the context of the EU.