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Structural economics : measuring change in technology, lifestyles, and the environment
Duchin, Faye - 1998
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000653583
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The growth of obesity and technological change : a theoretical and empirical examination
Lakdawalla, Darius; Philipson, Tomas J. - 2002
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001669276
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The Growth of Obesity and Technological Change : A Theoretical and Empirical Examination
Lakdawalla, Darius N.; Philipson, Tomas - 2021
This paper provides a theoretical and empirical examination of the long-run growth in weight over time. We argue that technological change has induced weight growth by making home- and market-production more sedentary and by lowering food prices through agricultural innovation. We analyze how...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013223864
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The Growth of Obesity and Technological Change : A Theoretical and Empirical Examination
Lakdawalla, Darius - 2002
This paper provides a theoretical and empirical examination of the long-run growth in weight over time. We argue that technological change has induced weight growth by making home- and market-production more sedentary and by lowering food prices through agricultural innovation. We analyze how...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012469768
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On the relationship between lifestyle and happiness in the UK
Gschwandtner, Adelina; Jewell, Sarah L.; Kambhampati, Uma S. - 2016
In the present paper we attempt to analyse the relationship between "lifestyle" and happiness in the UK using fixed … between women and men. While men seem to be more physically active and this active lifestyle impacts stronger on their … on the wellbeing of women than on the wellbeing of men. In general lifestyle variables have a significantly positive …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011576115
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Comparing standards of business ethics in USA, China, Jamaica and Pakistan
Tabis, Abdul Ghani - In: Pakistan journal of commerce and social sciences 3 (2009), pp. 49-66
As the business organizations are expanding at a rapid pace, so is the circulation of human resources the world over. Managers and workers are required to work in different socio-economic environments which, at times, may not be similar to those of their home countries. It is imperative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011922705
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Smoking, drinking, never thinking of tomorrow : income and risky choices amongst young adults in the UK
Coppola, Gianluigi; O'Higgins, Shane Niall; Pinto, Claudio - 2015
In this paper we look at the relationship between health and income as mediated by "lifestyle" choices; that is, a set … adequate to deal with the type of lifestyle consumption goods considered here. We indicate the lines along which a model needs …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011308440
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Long work hours and health in China
Nie, Peng; Otterbach, Steffen; Sousa-Poza, Alfonso - 2015
Using several waves of the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS), this study analyzes the effect of long work hours on health and lifestyles in a sample of 18- to 65-year-old Chinese workers. Although working long hours does significantly increase the probabilities of high blood pressure and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010498368
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Understanding the consumers' personal characteristics as the starting point for targeted marketing
Vukasović, Tina - In: Management 15 (2020) 1, pp. 29-41
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Health status and lifestyle of the mentally and physically disabled
Dębicka, Joanna; Mazurek, Edyta; Szalonka, Katarzyna - In: European research studies 23 (2020) 2, pp. 488-499
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012286856