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Is the informal sector constrained from the demand side? : Evidence for six West African capitals
Böhme, Marcus; Thiele, Rainer - 2011
Employing a unique dataset that covers households from six West African capitals, this paper provides new evidence on the demand for informal sector products and services. We first investigate whether demand linkages exist between formal and informal products and distribution channels, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008841724
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Confronting the representative consumer with household-size heterogeneity
Koulovatianos, Christos; Schröder, Carsten; Schmidt, Ulrich - 2010
the poor: once expenditures for subsistence needs are subtracted from disposable household income, household …. -- Linear Aggregation ; Equivalent Expenditures ; Survey Method ; Household-Size Economies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008699605
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The household production function approach to valuing climate : the case of Japan
Maddison, David; Rehdanz, Katrin; Narita, Daiju - 2011
According to household production function theory households combine marketed goods and nonmarket environmental goods to produce service flows of direct value to the household. This readily explains why, as an input to household production activities, households might have preferences over the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009152546
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Deflation und Konsumstau : mikroökonomische Evidenz
Klodt, Henning; Hartmann, Anna - 2014
Der Deflation wird nachgesagt, die gesamtwirtschaftliche Nachfrage zu dämpfen, weil die Konsumenten ihre Käufe in Erwartung weiter fallender Preise zurückstellen würden. Wir überprüfen die Stichhaltigkeit dieser Argumentation auf der Ebene einzelner Güter. Unsere Ergebnisse zeigen, dass...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010373655
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Determinants of residential space heating expenditures in Great Britain
Meier, Helena (contributor); Rehdanz, Katrin (contributor) - 2008
, decrease heating expenditures. However, before implementing policy measures it is necessary to better understand determinants … of heating expenditures. In this paper, we examine determinants of heating expenditures which include socio-economic and …,000 households. Our empirical findings suggest that in Great Britain owners generally have higher heating expenditures than renters …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003734915
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The nutrient-income elasticity in ultra-poor households : evidence from Kenya
Jawara, Hamidou; Thiele, Rainer - 2018
The relationship between nutrient intake and wealth of poor households continues to be an issue of huge policy relevance. In this paper, we contribute to the ongoing debate on the nutrient-income elasticity using a sample of ultra-poor households with orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011910868
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Keeping up with the Joneses : implications for the welfare effects of monetary policy in open economies
Pierdzioch, Christian (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001760410
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On the welfare effects of monetary policy when households try to keep up with the rest of the world
Pierdzioch, Christian (contributor);  … - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001936345
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Productivity shocks and delayed exchange-rate overshooting
Pierdzioch, Christian (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001936403
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Rational forecasts or social opinion dynamics? : Identification of interaction effects in a business climate survey
Lux, Thomas (contributor) - 2008
This paper develops a methodology for estimating the parameters of dynamic opinion or expectation formation processes with social interactions. We study a simple stochastic framework of a collective process of opinion formation by a group of agents who face a binary decision problem. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003715033