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Is Market-Oriented Reform Producing a “Two-Track” Europe? Evidence from Electricity and Telecommunications
Clifton, Judith; Díaz-Fuentes, Daniel; Fernández … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
The European Commission has formally recognised that adequate provision of basic household services, including energy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009277278
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Financial Consumer Protection and the Global Financial Crisis
Melecky, Martin; Rutledge, Sue - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
This paper discusses the role and design of financial consumer protection (FCP), weaknesses of current FCP frameworks in light of the recent global financial crisis, policy responses to the crisis, and policy issues in FCP that remain to be addressed. The failures of financial consumer...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008805821
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An Empirical Analysis of Identity Theft Determinants in the U.S.
Cebula, Richard; Koch, James; Unemori, Mary - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
This study finds that ID theft rates tend to be an increasing function of the unemployment rate and the proportion of the population concentrated in urban areas, and a decreasing function of the relative amount of resources devoted to laws enforcement and the percentage of individuals who claim...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011110442
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How consumers’ socio-economic background influences satisfaction: Insights for better utility regulation
Clifton, Judith; Díaz-Fuentes, Daniel; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
later, evidence is mounting that consumer satisfaction with household utilities is quite uneven. Moreover, governments … their satisfaction. This article contrasts consumers’ stated and revealed preferences for three major household utility … application of this technique to the analysis of satisfaction with household utilities across multiple countries. We find strong …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011258751
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Infrastructure regulation: what works, why, and how do we know?
Clifton, Judith; Díaz-Fuentes, Daniel; Fernández … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
-consumer perspective. Stated (derived from Eurobarometer) and revealed (Household Budget Survey) preferences of consumers as regards public …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009283788
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Bringing Citizens Back In: Renewing Public Service Regulation
Clifton, Judith; Díaz-Fuentes, Daniel; Fernández … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
This essay concerns the ways in which public services – particularly household services such as communications, energy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009283800
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Interactions between Country-of-Origin, Brands and Food-Safety-Certificates in the Promotion of Beef in Germany – What is the Right Labelling Strategy? – A Consumer Preference Anal...
Profeta, Adriano - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
This paper focuses on the deeper analysis of the interaction between Country-of-Origin, QUALITY & SAFETY labels, retailer brands and individual specific data with the target of identifying the best labelling strategies for the GERMAN BEEF market. For this purpose Discrete-Choice-method was...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008596412
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Determinants of Student Choice of Undergraduate Major Field
Cebula, Richard; Lopes, Jerry - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1981
This paper investigates the determinants of student choice of under­graduate major field. It argues that this choice depends on a variety of pecuniary and non-pecuniary factors. After allowing for the recent trends toward Accounting and Business Administration, the empirical results indicate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259027
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The Relationship of Income And Money Attitudes To Subjective Assessment of Financial Situation
Gąsiorowska, Agata - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
This paper examines a model of economic status satisfaction (money satisfaction) that controls attitudes toward money, income level and gender. Money attitudes were measured with SPP scale (Gąsiorowska, 2003), fully developed in Polish environment, and better adjusted to Polish conditions than...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008540991
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Household Need for Liquidity and the Credit Card Debt Puzzle
Telyukova, Irina A. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
credit card debt and holding sizeable amounts of liquid assets. These consumers report paying, on average, a 14% interest … as the “credit card debt puzzle.” In this paper, I pose and quantitatively evaluate the following explanation for this … puzzle: households that accumulate credit card debt may not pay it off using their money in the bank, because they expect to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005105686