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Consumer Price Formation with Demographic Translating [PDF]

open access: yes
We investigate how to theoretically and empirically incorporate demographic translating in consumer distance functions. Consumer distance functions yield inverse demand systems that are of interest when attempting to better understand questions of price ...
Piggott, Nicholas E.
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“Bio‐based Plastic? Hm, I've Never Seen It!”—A mixed‐methods investigation into consumer preferences for different packaging material of fresh apples and tomatoes

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Packaging of fresh fruits and vegetables is standard in many grocery stores. This mixed methods study aims to identify the role packaging plays in consumer choice and what packaging material consumers prefer. We analyzed data from quantitative stated preference experiments with a quota sample of 485 consumers living in Germany.
Mira Lehberger   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Water insecurity, self‐reported physical health, and objective measures of biological health in the Peruvian Amazon

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Human Biology, Volume 34, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Objectives This study examines the associations between water insecurity, self‐reported physical health, and objective measures of biological health among 225 Awajún adults (107 women; 118 men) living in the Peruvian Amazon, a “water‐abundant” region.
Paula Skye Tallman   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Empirical Approach toward the Interaction between Pension System and Demographic Dividend: Evidence of a Co-Integrated Socio-Economic Model of China [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv
The present study attempts to investigate the demographic dividend phenomenon in China. For this goal, a socio-economic approach has been used to analyze the topic from 1995 to 2019. In contrast to common belief, the outcomes revealed that China is still benefiting from a demographic dividend.
arxiv  

Can investments in emerging markets help to solve the aging problem ? [PDF]

open access: yes
Prefunding of pension commitments in OECD (Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development) economies is increasingly seen as a central strategy to cope with the aging of their populations.
Holzmann, Robert
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Exploring barriers to utilizing local agricultural products in the catering industry

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Both the proportion and expenditure of dining out and takeaway in Taiwan have been increasing year by year. This study investigates the factors influencing the catering service providers (CSPs) procurement of domestically produced or imported food materials.
Wan‐Yu Liu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Economic impacts and nutritional outcomes of the 2017 floods in Bangladeshi Shodagor fishing families

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Human Biology, Volume 35, Issue 1, January 2023., 2023
Abstract Objectives As climate change continues to increase the frequency and severity of flooding in Bangladesh and globally, it becomes increasingly critical to understand the pathways through which flooding influences health outcomes, particularly in lower‐income and subsistence‐based communities.
Kathrine E. Starkweather   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reducing Population-level Inequality Can Improve Demographic Group Fairness: a Twitter Case Study [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv
Many existing fairness metrics measure group-wise demographic disparities in system behavior or model performance. Calculating these metrics requires access to demographic information, which, in industrial settings, is often unavailable. By contrast, economic inequality metrics, such as the Gini coefficient, require no demographic data to measure ...
arxiv  

THE IMPACT OF EQUIVALENCE SCALES ON THE ANALYSIS OF INCOME AND FOOD SPENDING DISTRIBUTIONS [PDF]

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This article examines the effects of different income and food spending adult equivalence scales on estimated expenditure elasticities, on the demographic characteristics of the rich and poor, and on the percentage of household income spent on food by ...
Blaylock, James R.
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