In order to receive a licence to produce, poultry farmers have to take into account societal demands, among others: animal welfare, healthy working conditions for the workers and landscape quality. A way to reach a combination of these goals is to create a design for the poultry house and outdoor run. …

The demographics of the homeless population in many countries are currently shifting, and this cannot be explained by the different welfare systems to be found in these countries. Nevertheless, there is some evidence that the homelessness policies of some countries are converging, and we observe a combination …

Roma are a transnational nomadic population. For centuries, they have traveled around the world due to persecutions or in search of economic prosperity. Roma are a heterogeneous minority. They are not one group. There are many different groups of Roma. Nowadays, an estimated 12 million Roma live in Europe …

Deze studie is uitgevoerd om wetenschappelijke bewijzen te vinden over de fysieke symptomen van een ruiter tijdens vermoedelijke stressvolle situaties zoals een dressuurproef. Omdat de prestaties tijden een dressuur-wedstrijd afhankelijk zijn van de goede communicatie tussen ruiter en paard, en hoe het …

In dit onderzoek zijn welzijnsknelpunten binnen de hobbyschapenhouderij in Nederland onderzocht. Het doel van dit onderzoek was een overzicht krijgen van de meest voorkomende welzijnsknelpunten bij het hobbymatig houden van schapen. Een tweede doel was erachter komen op welke manier hobbyschapenhouders …

In this paper we analyze the effects if two countries, with different settings on the labor market, open their capital markets. To do this we follow the ideas of New Institutional Economics in combination with a new model of economic growth. We will use a Leontief production function, where we derive …

It is generally assumed that competition increases welfare. The main idea behind this assumption is that competition in a market is the best incentive mechanism to produce efficient market outcomes. This is good for social welfare and therefore stimulating competition is welfare increasing. According …

This paper reviews how economic modelling provides a deeper understanding of drug markets. The exercise focuses on ‘soft drugs’ (cannabinoids) in the Netherlands and outlines the effects of prohibition and legalisation. The purpose is to present an overview of analytical tools to non-economists. Based …