American Journal of Economics

American Journal of Economics is a peer-reviewed journal that employs economics to analyze issues in business, consumer behavior, and public policy. The Journal is focused on publishing both theoretical and empirical papers in finance and several closely related fields in economics.


Marco Platania

Editorial Board Member of American Journal of Economics

Assistant Professor, UniversitÀ Degli Studi Di Catania, Italy

Research Areas

Tourism, E-Tourism, Local Development, Consumer Behavior

Education

2000Ph.DAgricultural Economics,University of Catania
1995University degree Economics,University of Catania

Experience

2009-2011Professor of Economics at University of Catania (Italy)
2008-2009 Contract Professor of Agricultural Markets at University of Catania
2006-2008Contract Professor of Agricultural Economics and Agroindustrial Economics at University of Reggio Calabria (Italy)
2004-2008Professor of Agricultural Planning, Agricultural Marketing, Consumer Behavior, Agricultural Development, Microeconomics at University of Reggio Calabria (Italy)
2003-2008Assistant Professor at University of Reggio Calabria (Italy)
1998Visiting Scholar at the Department of Economics and Management

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums/Journals/Books

[1]  Greco S., Matarazzo B., Platania M., Slowinski R. (2000), Rough Set Approach To Customer Satisfaction Analysis, XV-th International Conference on Multiple Criteria Decision Making, July 10-14, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
[2]  Platania M., Privitera D. (2003), The e-commerce of traditional Calabrian products. Results and perspectives, Proceeding EFITA "Information technology for a better agrifood sector, environment and rural living", Debrecen, Hungary. ISBN 9634727670
[3]  Gulisano G, Platania M. (2003). Analysis and market prospects of a traditional Calabrian product. NEW MEDIT. vol. 2 ISSN: 1594-5685.
[4]  Nicolosi A, Platania M. (2004), Farm women in the rural areas of Calabria. A case-study in Sila Crotonese (Crotone), 87° EAAE-Seminar, Assessing rural development policies of the CAP, Vienna, Austria, April 21-23. ISBN 978-88-89367-25-4
[5]  Gulisano G., Platania M., Scibona A. (2004), Development policies and districts' theory. Analysis applied to a rural local system, International Conference of the Regional Studies Association, Angers, France.
[6]  Gulisano G., Platania M., Privitera D. (2005), Assessing consumer preferences for eco-labelled seafood: applications to Protected Marine Area, SFER Symposium "In the Name of Quality What Kind of Quality, for Which Kind of Demand(s)?", Clermont-Ferrand, France. ISBN: 2-911-336-216
[7]  Platania M., Privitera D. (2005), ICT and typical products: an analysis of italian farms XI Congress EAAE, "The Future of rural europe in the global agrifood system", Copenhagen, 24-27/8/2005.
[8]  Platania M., Privitera D. (2006), Typical products and consumer preferences: the "soppressata" case, British Food Journal, Volume 108, n. 5, pp. 385-395. ISSN: 0007-070X.
[9]  Gulisano G., Platania M. (2006), Considerazioni in tema di distretti in agricoltura anche in rapporto alla loro recente regolamentazione legislativa, Rivista di Economia Agroalimentare, n.1, pp.79-100. ISSN: 1126-1668.
[10]  Platania M., Privitera D. (2005), Analysis of traditional calabrian processed meat products on the world wide web, International Congress on Information Technology in Agriculture, Food and Environment, Turkey.
[11]  Caccetta A., Platania M. (2006) Il consumatore di prodotti di IV gamma. Una indagine esplorativa, Rivista di Economia Agroalimentare, in corso di pubblicazione
[12]  Platania M., Privitera D. (2007), Possibilities and purposes of Internet usage: authentic and fake Italian food products, in: Parker C., Skerratt S., Park C. & Shields J. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 6th Biennial Conference of European Federation of IT in Agriculture, 'Environmental and Rural Sustainability through ICT', Publisher: Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, 2-5 July 2007, ISBN-10:1-905866-10-0, ISBN-13:978-1-905866-10-6, CD-ROM; Oral presentation, 'refereed paper'.
[13]  Nicoletti G., Platania M., Privitera D. (2007), Authenticity and fake of Italian food product in the world, in Canavari M., Ragazzi D., Spadoni R. (a cura di), International Marketing and International Trade of Quality Food Products. Proceedings Cd-Rom of the 105th Seminar of the European Association of Agricultural Economists, Bologna, March 8-10, 2007. Avenue Media. ISBN: 978-88-86817-30-1.
[14]  Caccetta A., Platania M. (2008), Some Considerations on the Distribution of the Agricultural Production in the World-Wide Economy, in Brasili C., Fanfani R., Rastoin J-L. (a cura di), Knowledge, Sustainability and Bio-resources in the further Development of Agri-Food Systems, Atti della VI conferenza internazionale AIEA2 al XLV congresso SOBER, Londrina Paranà-Brasil, July 22th-25th, 200, Bononia University Press, ISBN: 8873953506, ISBN-13: 9788873953500
[15]  Caccetta A., Platania M. (2007), The Commerce of the Agricultural Products and the Food Safety, in Brasili C., Fanfani R., Rastoin J-L. (a cura di), Knowledge, Sustainability and Bio-resources in the further Development of Agri-Food Systems, Atti della VI conferenza internazionale AIEA2 al XLV congresso SOBER, Londrina Paranà-Brasil, July 22th-25th, 200, Bononia University Press, ISBN: 8873953506, ISBN-13: 9788873953500
[16]  Platania M.(2008), Quarto capitalismo e industria agroalimentare, Agriregionieuropa, Anno 4, Numero 13, ISSN: 1828-5880.
[17]  Platania M., Privitera D. (2009), Critical aspects of GM product consumption in Italy, in Lindgreen, A., Hingley, M.K., and Vanhamme, J. (Eds.)), "Controversies in Food and Agricultural Marketing", Gower Publishing, Aldershot, 2009. ISBN 978-0-566-08812-4.
[18]  Platania M., Privitera D. (2010), Organic wine: perceptions and choices of Italian consumers. In: Lindgreen, A., Hingley, M.K., Harness D., Custance P. eds., Market Orientation Transforming Food and Agribusiness around the Customer. Gower Publishing Limited, ISBN/ISSN 978-0-566-09208-4
[19]  Di Fazio S, Platania M., Privitera D. (2010), La valorizzazione degli stabilimenti agroalimentari e del paesaggio in rapporto all'heritage marketing e al turismo rurale. Agribusiness Paesaggio & Ambiente, vol. XIII-2; p. 128-137, ISSN: 2038-3371
[20]  Di Fazio S, Platania M., Privitera D. (2010). Gli oleifici e il paesaggio olivicolo in rapporto all'immagine aziendale e al turismo rurale in Calabria. In: Il backstage del mosaico paesistico-culturale: invisibile, inaccessibile, inesistente. Gorizia, 24-25 settembre 2009, MILANO: PAYSAGE Editore, p. 1038-1045, ISBN/ISSN: 1125-0259
[21]  Coniglio M.A, Platania M., Privitera D, Giammanco G, Pignato S. (2011). Parents' attitudes and behaviours towards recommended vaccinations in Sicily, Italy. BMC PUBLIC HEALTH, vol. 11; p. 305-310, ISSN: 1471-2458, doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-305