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economic factors on the demand of such goods. In addition, heterogeneity of the demand due to different levels of consumption … has been rarely explored. The aim of this study is to analyse the heterogeneous nature of the demand for soft drinks to …, especially in households facing extreme poverty. Demand from low-consumption households is price-inelastic (-0.97) compared with …
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Abstract (english) The purpose for the present work is to show how the use of the National Household Income and Expenditure Survey (Encuesta Nacional de Ingresos y Gastos de los Hogares, ENIGH), to make cross sectional data estimations, can deliver contradictory conclusions, depending on the...
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This paper proposes that in the near future –from now to 2020– the prices of aviation fuels shall undergo dramatic increases due to the fact that energy will become more expensive on global level and, most of all, due to the severe imposition of tax burden provoked by the necessity of...
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rising sea levels will result in coastal squeezing and the loss of their main tourist attraction, beach tourism. Climate … force winds. This study attempts to quantify the potential supply-side effects of climate change on tourism in the small …
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. Therefore, demand functions for energy and its components like gasoline have received much attention. However, since confidence … in the estimated demand functions is important for use in policy and forecasting, following Amarawickrama and Hunt (2008 …), this paper estimates the demand for gasoline is estimated with 6 alternative time series techniques with data from Fiji …
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This paper studies the joint dynamics of oil prices and interest in electric cars, measured as the volume of Google searches for related phrases. Not surprisingly, I find that oil price shocks predict increases in Google searches for electric cars. Much more surprisingly, I also find that an...
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It is expected that what people are searching for today is predictive of what they have done recently or will do in the near future. This research will analyze the eligibility of Google search data to nowcast tourist arrivals to Prague. The present research will report whether Google data is...
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This study outlines, with a review of earlier studies, the effects of international tourism by showing developments in … tourism-related economic parameters and discusses the implications of such tourism on the economy of Turkey. It asks how far … international tourism contributes to the economic growth and development of Turkey; how far the country fully values its tourism …
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In the market of a monopolistically competition the price of a long-run equilibrium, the consumers’ surplus is equal to a half of fixed cost value, and the price elasticity is equal to the ratio of total to fixed costs.
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One distinct change in Malaysian food consumption behavior is the preference for meat products over staple and grain foods intact with income growth. Having mentioned the changes in food consumption behaviors, indeed, there are changes in nutrient availability and intake as well. This study aims...
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