A combination of sensory evaluation and experimental auctions was used to analyze consumer preferences for external and internal quality characteristics of two fresh apple varieties “Honeycrisp” and “Gala.” A group of 384 panelists in three locations in the United States evaluated the appearance, the internal quality characteristics, in three sequential rounds, for the two apple variety samples. Each panelist responded to a sensory evaluation questionnaire, and then bid on the samples in an incentive compatible second price auction. We found that panelists’ bids increased with the amount of information given. Also, we found that for some attributes such as sweetness, panelists preferred levels closer to their ideal rather than objectively measured higher levels. When evaluating consumers’ preference and valuation for different fresh fruit varieties, a greater explanatory power is obtained when including an indicator variable for the variety along with the set of quality attributes. The indicator variable could improve the control of inherent factors related with the varieties but cannot be observed or inferred easily. Finally, our findings add to previous studies in that flavor, when expressed as a combination of sweetness and acidity in addition to textural attributes, are important determinants of consumers’ acceptance. [EconLit citations: Q13]
This paper aims to analyze the potential municipal development for the Pacific Region of Colombia. To evaluate the Colombian municipalities' capacity to target the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a multidimensional evaluation framework has been developed for choosing relevant indicators for the evaluation of sustainable development aspects. We use multivariate analysis and spatial analysis to calculate the Local Development Potential Index and identify typologies and clusters of municipalities. This index comparatively evaluates sustainable development levels in the 178 municipalities in four Colombian departments: Choc o, Nariño, Cauca, and Valle del Cauca. The results of our index allow civil society and policymakers to acknowledge the existence of common regional potentialities to generate collaborative initiatives and share experiences to improve their development.
The recent auction of firm energy and the decisions on medium-term coverage give rise to risks in the supply of electricity in Colombia in the coming periods. Taking into account the possible risks that may arise, such as: non-compliance with FEO due to generation units (six [6] non-compliances during 2015-2016 term), the delay of generation projects with committed firm energy (Hidroituango case) and the availability of firm energy in the market, imply a systemic risk for the electric power supply in the medium term. Through the study of technical documents and resolutions, issued by the CREG, about the medium term energy balances in 2018, firm energy supply and demand balances were reconstructed, including the results of the last FEO auction carried out in the first quarter of 2019, in order to carry out a risk analysis based on these same scenarios. It was observed that the amount of FEO auctioned exceeds the quantity of demand projected, meaning that the CREG assumed a conservative position by purchasing more energy than necessary (8650 GWh-year and 1027 GWh-year respectively), this is a situation that has occurred on more than one occasion.
El 65 % de los municipios de la región Pacífico de Colombia, tanto en número como en la población que albergan, corresponden al rango de entre 10.000 y 50.000 habitantes; por su parte, las ciudades principales son las capitales de departamento (Quibdó, Cali, Popayán y Pasto) donde Cali se presenta como la de mayor dinámica urbana. Teniendo en cuenta el peso relativo de los municipios de tamaño medio en la RPC, se presenta un análisis geográfico que refiere los contextos de aglomeración en función de estas poblaciones (Figura 6). El concepto de aglomeración se asocia con los conceptos de economías de escala, localización y urbanización (trabajado por autores como: Christaller, 1935; Lösch, 1940; Zipf, 1949; Reilly, 1929, Hoover, 1951; Jacobs, 1969 y 1984; Fujita, et al, 1999; Henderson et al, 2000; Fujita y Thisse, 2002; Parr, 2002), donde el punto focal radica en entender cómo se establecen y qué dinámicas se generan alrededor de las concentraciones espaciales de actividades productivas. Las grandes aglomeraciones tienen como ventaja la posibilidad de tener canales de comunicación y mercados amplios para el beneficio de una población trabajadora y habitante (Isard, 1956). Los análisis referentes, enfatizan la existencia de dos variables (tamaño y distancia) que conectan entre sí la red de espacios de un territorio, por tanto, los métodos de análisis requieren usarlas (Coffey y Polèse, 1988; Polèse y Champagne, 1999; Polèse y Shearmur, 2004; Rubiera, 2006; Polèse, Rubiera y Shearmur, 2007; Aponte, 2010).
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