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How has the COVID-19 Pandemic Affected Outdoor Recreation in the U.S.? A Revealed Preference Approach
Landry, Craig E.; Bergstrom, John C.; Salazar, John; … - 2020
This study examines the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on outdoor recreation visits and values using a unique … reported in a nationwide survey of outdoor recreation participants. The demand models incorporate visitors’ COVID-19 related … has had negative effects on both recreation visits and values. We recommend that recreation site managers focus on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014093868
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Private options to use public goods : exploiting revealed preferences to estimate environmental benefits
Snyder, Lori Diane; Stavins, Robert N.; Wagner, Alexander F. - 2003
We develop and apply a new method for estimating the economic benefits of an environmental amenity. The method fits within the household production framework (Becker 1965), and is based upon the notion of estimating the derived demand for a privately traded option to utilize a freely-available...
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Use of Time for Outdoor Recreation in the United States, 1965–2007
Siikamäki, Juha - 2009
This study examines time-use for outdoor recreation during 1965 to 2007. Using data on over 47,000 individuals from six … capita time-use in outdoor recreation has more than doubled since 1965. This long-term increase was driven largely by … increased participation rate. However, in the last decade or two, per capita time-use in outdoor recreation has stayed constant …
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An empirical note on imitative obesity and a puzzling result
Braakmann, Nils - 2010
Using data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System for 2006, I test recent theoretical predictions on social comparisons influencing individual Body Mass Index (BMI). I find that in particular the average BMI of individuals in the same county-age-gender-cell as the respective...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003974278
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The importance of mentorship in diminishing workaholism 1030 and increasing heavy work investment : evidence from the United States
Sloan, David; Mikkelson, Alan C.; Văduva, Sebastian - In: Amfiteatru economic : an economic and business research … 22 (2020) 14, pp. 1030-1048
To examine if mentorship can be utilized to alleviate workaholic tendencies and encourage heavy work investment, our paper explored the links between mentorship functions, mentorship quality, and employee outcomes. Hypotheses were tested among 271 full-time employees living in the United States...
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International migration and net nutrition in the late 19th and early 20th centuries : evidence from prison records
Carson, Scott Alan - 2021
In migration studies, immigrant health is a concern before, during, and after migration. This study uses a large late 19th and early 20th century data set of over 20 US prisons to assess migrant net nutrition. Native-born individuals were taller and had the lowest BMIs. International immigrants...
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Retaining the thin blue line : what shapes workers' intentions not to quit the current work environment
Gächter, Martin; Savage, David; Torgler, Benno - 2010
The purpose of this study was to investigate the determinants of police officers' intentions to quit their current department. For this purpose, we analysed US survey data that included a large set of police officers from the Baltimore Police Department in Maryland. Our results indicate that...
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Body mass, nutrition, and disease : current net nutrition during US economic development
Carson, Scott Alan - 2020
When other measures for material welfare are scarce or unreliable, the use of average stature and body mass index (BMI) values is common. BMI reflects the current difference between calories consumed, calories required for work, and to withstand the physical environment. This study evaluates...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012258102
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Late 19th and early 20th century native and immigrant body mass index values
Carson, Scott Alan - 2017
When traditional measures for health and economic welfare are scarce or unreliable, height and the body mass index (BMI) are now well-accepted measures that reflect net nutrition during economic development. To date, there is no study that compares 19th century BMIs of immigrants and US natives....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011761584
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Effects of maternal work incentives on adolescent social behaviors
Dave, Dhaval; Corman, Hope; Kalil, Ariel; … - 2019
This study investigates the effects of welfare reform in the U.S. in the 1990s, which dramatically limited cash assistance for low-income families, on the next generation as they transition to adulthood. We estimate effects by gender and focus on behaviors that are important for socioeconomic...
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