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Estimating National and Foreign Trade Elasticities Using Generalized Transport Costs
Journal of Regional Science, Volume 65, Issue 2, Page 471-496, March 2025.ABSTRACT We introduce the definition of two distinct trade elasticities corresponding to imports from regions located in the same country (national elasticities) and foreign regions located in other countries (foreign elasticities). We resort to a three‐tier nested CES utility structure to derive the corresponding demand gravity equations.
José L. Zofío +3 more
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Obesity Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Community‐ and population‐level and policy interventions are commonly evaluated using nonrandomized studies (NRS), rather than randomized trials (RCTs). Recent Cochrane reviews of interventions for preventing childhood obesity have been restricted to RCTs, so less is known about the effectiveness of these more upstream ...
Francesca Spiga +6 more
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Unit Versus Ad Valorem Taxes: Monopoly In General Equilibrium [PDF]
, 2006 We show that if a monopoly sector is imbedded in a general equilibrium framework and profits are taxed at one hundred percent, then unit (specific) taxation and ad valorem taxation are welfare-wise equivalent. This is contrary to all known claims.
Blackorby, Charles +3 more
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Public Budgeting &Finance, EarlyView.Abstract The review of sales tax exemptions represents a significant undertaking for states across the United States. This analysis introduces a set of tax policy criteria to evaluate these exemptions in response to prevalent stakeholder considerations. We implement these criteria in the context of North Carolina's exemption of unprepared food from the
Whitney Afonso, Alex Combs
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Tariff: The Most Beautiful Word in the Dictionary?
Review of International Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We consider the welfare impacts of US tariff policy at levels proposed by President Donald J. Trump. General‐equilibrium simulations under a widely used transparent one‐sector trade model reveal sizable US welfare losses. When we extend the model to include bilateral firm selection and high resolution input–output linkages, the US losses ...
Edward J. Balistreri +2 more
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Groundwater Conservation District Finance in Texas: Results of a Preliminary Study
Texas Water Journal, 2013 The preferred method of groundwater management in Texas is by locally formed groundwater conservation districts (GCDs). However, not all of Texas groundwater is managed by a district; some areas have not voted to form a GCD.
Charles R Porter, Jr.
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Economics of Smokeless Tobacco Taxation in Bangladesh
Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, 2019 Introduction With 22.0 million (20.6%) adult people using smokeless tobacco (SLT), Bangladesh is one of the largest SLT consuming countries in the world (WHO, GATS, 2017). Of SLT users, 16.2% are men and 24.8% are women.
Nasiruddin Ahmed
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Public Health Research, 2020 Background: Increasing tobacco prices through taxation is very effective for reducing smoking prevalence and inequalities. For optimum effect, understanding how the tobacco industry and smokers respond is essential.
Timea R Partos +5 more
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Implications of Food Trade Policy for Domestic and International Food Price Volatility
Agricultural Economics, Volume 57, Issue 2, March 2026.ABSTRACT This article investigates the impact of food trade policies on domestic and international price volatility, focusing on rice and wheat markets. It posits that policymakers aim to minimize the political costs associated with changing domestic prices and those associated with deviating from political‐economy equilibria. The study uses price data,
Will Martin +2 more
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Real Estate Management and Valuation, 2016 We propose a new model for the decomposition of rental multipliers for the property building element which also supports valuation of income-producing real properties based on the principle of stability and an un-orthodox application of discounted cash ...
Smolyak S.A.
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