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This paper reflects on the relationship between economic (quantitative) and anthropological (qualitative) approaches to … character of poverty; its generative mechanisms; and epistemological priorities. The quantitative analysis provides an … indispensable numerical snapshot of trends in consumption and its broad correlates over time (e.g. via poverty profiles). In …
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This paper reflects on the relationship between economic (quantitative) and anthropological (qualitative) approaches to … character of poverty; its generative mechanisms; and epistemological priorities. The quantitative analysis provides an … indispensable numerical snapshot of trends in consumption and its broad correlates over time (e.g. via poverty profiles). In …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011874103
This paper presents a meta-analysis of 46 primary studies reporting a total of 108 genetically modified food valuation estimates. The analysis shows that elicitation methods and formats used in the primary studies affect valuation estimates much more than do sample characteristics. Moreover,...
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Ex-ante regulations and ex-post liabilities for using a new technology will induce additional costs for adopters. The standard model is advanced by including irreversibility and uncertainty and taking into account transaction costs of negotiating possible cost reductions. The case analysed is...
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Recent papers have suggested that use of a so-called Repeated Opt-Out Reminder (ROOR) might mitigate hypothetical bias in stated Discrete Choice Experiments (DCE), but evidence so far has only been circumstantial. We provide the first comprehensive test of whether a ROOR can actually mitigate...
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This paper presents a meta-analysis of 46 primary studies reporting a total of 108 genetically modified food valuation estimates. The analysis shows that elicitation methods and formats used in the primary studies affect valuation estimates much more than do sample characteristics. Moreover,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003784544
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associations are found with changes in real GDP, flu epidemics and the two life style variables alcohol and cigarette consumption …
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Many researchers have found that socioeconomic factors play a crucial role in determining physiological and psychological health levels of the population. This implies that socioeconomic inequalities tend to produce health inequalities. It is also generally accepted that the level of...
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