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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...

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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 …

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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...

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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...

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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 …

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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...

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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]

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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]

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Productivity shocks and delayed exchange-rate overshooting

Pierdzioch, Christian (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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The influence of induced care and anger motives on behavior, beliefs and perceptions in a public goods game

Bartke, Simon; Bosworth, Steven; Snower, Dennis J.; … - 2016

This study analyzes the stability of preferences through the lens of psychological motives. We report the results of a public goods experiment in which subjects were induced with the motives of Care and Anger through autobiographical recall. Subjects' preferences, beliefs, and perceptions under...

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