Investigates, following a recent survey, the product image of UK goods among a sample of French retail managers. States that results of the survey were uncomplimentary to UK products with regard to technological sophistication and quality. Examines through a further survey the stereotypes as...

This paper examines the effect of minimum wage changes on local aggregate inflation and consumption growth. The paper utilizes variation in state-level minimum wages across locations and finds that minimum wage increases have a relatively modest effect on both city-level inflation and spending...

The Petroleum Marketing Monthly (PMM) provides information and statistical data on a variety of crude oils and refined petroleum products. The publication presents statistics on crude oil costs and refined petroleum products sales for use by industry, government, private sector analysts,...