Market chain analysis of smallholder coffee producers in debub ari district of south omo zone, SNNPR, Ethiopia

This study mainly aimed at analyzing market chain analysis of coffee in the Debub Ari District. The descriptive and S-C-P model was used. Both primary and secondary data were collected from the study area. The multi-stage sampling technique employed for this study. A total of 194 coffee producer household heads have been randomly selected and interviewed with the help of pre-tested structured questionnaire. The focus group discussion and key informants interviews were conducted to supplement the formal data. The results of S-C-P model indicated that the four firms concentration ratio (CR4) result in the study area was found to be tight oligopolistic for both red and dry coffee which accounts 89.2 and 80.0%, respectively. About 72% of price setting was done by buyers, 27% negotiation and 1% by the producers. There are seven market channels, which have been identified in the study area. The computed marketing margin among different actors and channels indicated that the total gross marketing margin (TGMM) of coffee is high in channel I, II, III whereas the producers marketing margin (GMMp) was highest in channel VII. Therefore, the intervention is needed to improve coffee marketing chain through promoting cooperatives, infrastructural development and timely market information for efficient marketing system in the study area. Int. J. Agril. Res. Innov. Tech. 11(2): 61-68, Dec 2021

RELEVANSI HADIS TAS’IR (PENETAPAN HARGA) TERHADAP SISTEM PEREKONOMIAN DI INDONESIA

<p><span lang="IN">Intervensi pemerintah </span><span>terhadap</span><span lang="IN"> pasar dipandang suatu kebutuhan, tujuannya adalah dalam rangka melindungi konsumen dari unsur kerugian atau kemadharatan. Namun demikian, dalam literature hadis, sebagian narasi mengindikasikan adanya larangan intervensi pemimpin dalam mengatur mekanisme penetapan harga pasar. Ditinjau dengan menggunakan pendekatan kontekstual, perkembangan tradisi, kultur, budaya, serta lahirnya kompleksitas problematika baru justru mendorong pemerintah dan para sarjana muslim untuk mereinterpretasi pemahaman baru terkait hadis tas’ir sehingga berimplikasi dalam memberikan solusi alternatif terhadap kebijakan-kebijakan ekonomi yang mapan dan produktif. Tujuan studi literature ini dalam rangka melacak hadis-hadis tas’ir serta bagaimana bangunan konstruksi pemahaman para ulama dalam menafsirkan makna hadis tas’ir tersebut. Koleksi hadis tas’ir dikumpulkan dari beragam kitab-kitab turats hadis, lalu dianalisi</span><span>s</span><span lang="IN"> menggunakan metode deskriptif analitik. Temuan penelitian ini memperlihatkan bahwa tas’īr diperbolehkan oleh para ulama dengan beberapa dhowābith. Hal ini menunjukkan Kontekstualisasi pemahaman hadis sangat penting agar Islam tidak kaku terhadap perkembangan zaman. Islam menjadi responsif terhadap tantangan dan permasalahan yang muncul. Sehingga Islam menjadi <em>shalihun li kulli makan wa zaman</em>.</span></p><div><span lang="IN">[<strong><span lang="IN">The Relevance </span><span>o</span><span lang="IN">f The <em>Tas'ir</em> Hadith (Price Setting) </span><span>t</span><span lang="IN">o The Economic System </span><span>i</span><span lang="IN">n Indonesia</span></strong><span>. </span><span lang="IN">Government intervention in market policies is seen as a necessity, the aim is to protect consumers from elements of loss or harm. However, in the hadith literature, some narratives indicate that there is a prohibition on the intervention of the leader in regulating the market pricing mechanism. Judging by using a contextual approach, the development of traditions, culture, culture, and the birth of new problematic complexities actually encourage the government and Muslim scholars to reinterpret new understandings related to the tas'ir hadith so that it has implications for developing alternative solutions to established and productive economic policies. The purpose of this literature study is to trace the traditions of tas'ir and how to construct the understanding of the scholars in interpreting the meaning of the hadith of tas'ir. The collection of tas'ir hadiths was collected from various turats hadith books, then analyzed using descriptive analytic methods. The findings of this study show that tas'īr is allowed by scholars with several dhowābith. This shows the contextualization of the understanding of hadith is very important so that Islam is not rigid to the times. Islam becomes responsive to the challenges and problems that arise. So that Islam becomes shālihun li kulli makān wa zamān.]</span></span></div>

The Future of Flexible Product Manufacturing by Using Industry 4.0 Technologies in Regard to Consumer Preferences

THE AIMS OF THE PAPER The core objectives of this paper are to understand constantly changing consumer choices over time and the manufacturing of flexible products to answer the problem. The flexible products with multiple utility choices can help consumers from every segment to fulfil their needs. The study has shed light on the flexible product manufacturing process and has also discussed launching strategies into the market with having considered various market factors in the process. METHODOLOGY A rigorous analysis of literature has been done to understand why flexible products should be preferred over standard products. Literature related to flexible product strategy is being examined and explored its dimensions of price setting and product utility. MOST IMPORTANT RESULTS This study provides a road map for companies to shift their focus on developing new manufacturing processes in order to develop flexible products to address dynamic consumer preferences. This study also shed light on the fact the flexible products might be more profitable for the company. RECOMMENDATIONS The findings show that flexible products provide larger range of utility choices and with a right price; it can be more profitable than a standard product. Flexible products can go along with mass customisation of products which can enlarge utility choices for consumers to an unlimited level.

Independence of Regulatory Authorities in the Energy Market. Comment to the Judgement of EU Court of Justice in C-378/19 Prezident Slovenskej republiky

In its judgement C-378/19, the Court of Justice of the European Union responded to the question for a preliminary ruling referred by the Slovak Constitutional Court. The ECJ found in this judgement that Directive 2009/72/EC must be interpreted as not precluding withdrawal of the competence of the President of a Member State to appoint and dismiss the chairperson of the national regulatory authority, and conferral of the same power to the Member State’s government. Similarly, allowing the participation of the Ministers of the Environment and of the Economy in certain price-setting procedures does not violate the decision-making independence of the national regulatory authority. In his commentary, the author cites the line of argument in the judgement and presents the political context in Slovakia that led to the preliminary question. The author then comments approvingly on the judgement, noting that the Court rightly refrained from assessing the political situation in Slovakia, instead opting to focus on the law. At the end of the commentary, the author makes remarks of a general nature relating to the independence of national regulatory authorities.

Inflation Dynamics

<p>This thesis studies inflation dynamics, investigating both reasons why prices change, and why they sometimes do not. It investigates four areas that are of interest to monetary policy makers, but where our knowledge is incomplete. The first area investigated is the causes of price stickiness at the firm level. Insight is given by a large survey of price-setting behaviour of New Zealand firms. There is a large degree of heterogeneity in price-setting practices between, and within, sectors. Explicit contracts, implicit contracts and strategic complementarity are the most widely recognised causes of price rigidity. Menu costs and sticky information are not widely recognised. The second area investigated is how exporters price, and in particular the decisions over currency of invoice and whether to differentiate prices across markets. In sharp contrast to commonly held views, we find that primary sector firms do differentiate prices across markets. Indeed, these firms are more likely to do so in New Zealand than firms in other sectors. Larger, and more productive firms, are more likely to differentiate prices. This thesis then studies the influence that global inflation factors have on domestic inflation. A CPI database for 223 countries and territories extends the previous research, which focuses on high income countries. Global factors explain a large share of the variance of national inflation rates in advanced countries, but not for less developed countries. More generally, global factors have greater influence in countries with higher GDP per capita, financial development and central bank transparency. Global factors explain a large share of the variance of food and energy prices but a much smaller share of the variance of other sub-components. Finally, this thesis carries out the first systematic analysis of the impact on inflation of disasters caused by natural hazards. There is a large degree of heterogeneity, with disasters having little significant effect in advanced countries, but having effects that can persist for years in developing economies. There are also differences between types of disasters and sub-indices of inflation. Storms have a short-run impact on food price inflation that lasts for the first two quarters, before being reversed in the subsequent two. Earthquakes reduce CPI inflation excluding food, housing and energy.</p>

Inflation Dynamics

<p>This thesis studies inflation dynamics, investigating both reasons why prices change, and why they sometimes do not. It investigates four areas that are of interest to monetary policy makers, but where our knowledge is incomplete. The first area investigated is the causes of price stickiness at the firm level. Insight is given by a large survey of price-setting behaviour of New Zealand firms. There is a large degree of heterogeneity in price-setting practices between, and within, sectors. Explicit contracts, implicit contracts and strategic complementarity are the most widely recognised causes of price rigidity. Menu costs and sticky information are not widely recognised. The second area investigated is how exporters price, and in particular the decisions over currency of invoice and whether to differentiate prices across markets. In sharp contrast to commonly held views, we find that primary sector firms do differentiate prices across markets. Indeed, these firms are more likely to do so in New Zealand than firms in other sectors. Larger, and more productive firms, are more likely to differentiate prices. This thesis then studies the influence that global inflation factors have on domestic inflation. A CPI database for 223 countries and territories extends the previous research, which focuses on high income countries. Global factors explain a large share of the variance of national inflation rates in advanced countries, but not for less developed countries. More generally, global factors have greater influence in countries with higher GDP per capita, financial development and central bank transparency. Global factors explain a large share of the variance of food and energy prices but a much smaller share of the variance of other sub-components. Finally, this thesis carries out the first systematic analysis of the impact on inflation of disasters caused by natural hazards. There is a large degree of heterogeneity, with disasters having little significant effect in advanced countries, but having effects that can persist for years in developing economies. There are also differences between types of disasters and sub-indices of inflation. Storms have a short-run impact on food price inflation that lasts for the first two quarters, before being reversed in the subsequent two. Earthquakes reduce CPI inflation excluding food, housing and energy.</p>