We consider a situation where the relatively ‘poor’ are concerned about their relative income status with respect to a relevant reference group. Such a concern is explicitly introduced in a utility function to study the consumption behavior of the poor. We point towards a possible conflict...

In the paper entitled: “Strategy of consumer behavior of the elderly on the market of consumer foods and services” the subject matter for analysis was deemed to be the consumer behavior of the elderly. The author is searching for the answer to the following questions: What are the specifics...

The global economic crisis has clearly affected the economies of all countries. Regarding the social sphere, its impacts include growing unemployment, decreasing household incomes, changes in the consumption structure and lifestyles, serious states of anxiety and depression induced in people by...

The aim of this study was to present selected aspects of consumer behavior towards brands in crisis situations. The perception of component elements of brands as well as the perception of prices were accepted as differentiating criteria. For every criterion three analytic levels were considered,...

The paper addresses the question of whether TV consumption has an impact on material aspirations. We exploit a natural experiment that took place during the period in which Germany was divided. Owing to geographical reasons, TV programs from the Federal Republic of Germany could not be received...

This paper investigates the influence of the political regime on the relative importance of conspicuous consumption. We use the separation of Germany into the communist GDR and the democratic FRG and its reunification in 1990 as a natural experiment. Relying on household data that are...

This paper analyzes a merger of large manufacturers with divestiture in the French coffee market. In contrast to previous approaches used to study the effects of upstream divestitures on prices and welfare, we model the vertical market structure. First, our results show that the standard policy...

The pace of thermal retrofit of buildings in Germany remains slow. A Worst-First approach, prioritizing the retrofit of inefficient buildings, would address energy- and social policy objectives and deliver economic and climate benefits. Data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) show how...

Resumen: Las reformas de los noventa introdujeron cambios institucionales y metodológicos en la regulación tarifaria para los servicios de electricidad y acueducto en Colombia. Este artículo, además de reseñar dichos cambios, evalúa el bienestar a través de un contrafactual y el cálculo...

ResumenEl objetivo del trabajo es analizar el uso de un conjunto de estrategias para minimizar el gasto en telefonía móvil en una encuesta de telefonía móvil para personas de bajos ingresos en Argentina, Brasil, Colombia, México y Perú. La metodología empleada incluye dos etapas; primero,...