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Working Yourself to Death? The Relationship Between Work Hours and Obesity
Courtemanche, Charles - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
Work hours may affect obesity if reduced leisure time decreases exercise and causes substitution from meals prepared at home to fast food and pre-prepared processed food. Additional work by adults may also impact child weight by reducing parental supervision. I find that a rise in work hours...
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The skinny on big box retailing: Wal-Mart, warehouse clubs, and obesity
Courtemanche, Charles; Carden, Art - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
Research attributes much of the rise in obesity to technological progress reducing the cost of food consumption. We examine this hypothesis in the context of Walmart Supercenters, whose advancements in retail logistics have translated to substantial reductions in food prices. Using data from the...
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The Gender Weight Gap: Sons, Daughters, and Maternal Weight
Pham-Kanter, Genevieve - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
Although the effect of parents on their children has been the focus of much research on health and families, the influence of children on their parents has not been well studied. In this paper, I examine the effect of the sex composition of children on mothers' physical condition, as proxied by...
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Impact of Small Group Size on Neighborhood Influences in Multilevel Models
Theall, Katherine P.; Scribner, Richard; Lynch, Sara; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
Objective: Although there is a growing body of literature on sample size in multilevel or hierarchical modeling, few studies have examined the impact of group size 5. Design: We examined the impact of a group size less than five on both a continuous and dichotomous outcome in a simple two-level...
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New Article of Clothing translates the Mood of an Individual
Hasan, Syed Akif; Subhani, Muhammad Imtiaz; Osman, Ms. Amber - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
been evident through the studies that the mood has an inborn reflex with respect to the dressing preferences and fashion …
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Elda Pavan Cecchele: biografia di una tessitrice (1915-1998)
Inguanotto, Irina - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005
eighthies of last Century. She produced very elegant textiles for famous Italian fashion designers, as Giuliana di Camerino …
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Relationship between decision making styles and consumer behavior
Hunjra, Ahmed Imran; Niazi, Ghulam Shabbir Khan; Khan, … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
The objective of this study is to identify the different factors that impact on consumer behavior on the bases of decision making style. The sample size of this study was two hundred and fifty. Data was collected through five point Likert scale questionnaire. SPSS was used to analyze the data....
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Innovazione, reti di comunicazione e di competenze. Elda Cecchele, Roberta di Camerino e gli artigiani della campagna veneta
Inguanotto, Irina; Tattara, Giuseppe - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
fashion clothing and accessories in the 50s and 60s. The Laboratorio supplied many important Italian stylists, in particular … international fashion demand from the very well known firm Roberta di Camerino. In this network the Laboratorio was a knowledge … transimitter, a positive interpreter of the fashion demand and an active finance intermediator. In some occasions Elda Cecchele …
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Keeping Luxury Inaccessible
Ward, David; Chiari, Claudia - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
the proposed models. Although the paper makes strong reference to luxury fashion, the comments, concepts and counselling …
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Internet CV surveys – a cheap, fast way to get large samples of biased values?
Lindhjem, Henrik; Navrud, Ståle - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
With the current growth in broadband penetration, Internet is likely to be the data collection mode of choice for … survey mode may influence data quality and welfare estimates. In a controlled field experiment as part of a large national CV … panel of respondents, either to an Internet or in-person interview mode. Our design is better able than previous mode …
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