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With the Rise of Right‐Wing Governments, Why a One‐Time “50% Health Tax” Will Be a Hard Sell and How It Could Be Implemented

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recent calls from the World Health Organization (WHO) to globally impose a one‐time tax, labelled as “Health tax”, on tobacco, alcohol and sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) aim to achieve a 50% retail price increase to reduce consumption and improve health outcomes.
Hazem Abbas, Maha El Tantawi, Manami Hoshi‐Harada, Kenji Takeuchi, Ken Osaka, Carol C. Guarnizo‐Herreño, Marco A. Peres   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Privileged interests on the party agenda: Bitcoin-related issues in two countries since 2020. [PDF]

Acta Polit
van Spanje J, Ciobanu C, Sanna GA.
europepmc   +1 more source

The economic effect of discrimination: Evidence from the restaurant sector

Contemporary Economic Policy, Volume 43, Issue 2, Page 226-259, April 2025.
Abstract Discrimination often leads to economic consequences for affected groups. This study examines the economic impact of consumer discrimination on Chinese restaurants in the U.S. during the COVID‐19 pandemic's onset. Using cell phone data and revenue records, it identifies a significant −10% relative decline in visits to Chinese restaurants by ...
Guanting Yi
wiley   +1 more source

Czech political candidate and donation datasets. [PDF]

Sci Data
Linek L, Škvrňák M, Šoltés M, Titl V.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Behavioral science of voting in hypothetical utopia and dystopia scenarios: a predictive modeling approach. [PDF]

Front Psychol
Kauttonen J, Suomala J.
europepmc   +1 more source

Attitudes towards the market economy and capitalism in Ukraine, Poland and Russia

Economic Affairs, EarlyView.
Abstract This article presents the results of opinion polls conducted in Ukraine, Poland, and Russia, focusing on attitudes towards the market economy and capitalism. The polls first asked six questions about the market economy without explicitly referencing ‘capitalism’.
Rainer Zitelmann
wiley   +1 more source

Optimal fractional order PID-load frequency controller for multi-interconnected microgrids including renewable energy and storage system. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Alshahir A, Fathy A, A Hashim F, Wang K, Alshahr S, Ali HH.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Freely (Un)Equal

Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Gender equality in the economy is a key issue on the political agenda. Western countries have long pursued policies promoting free competitive markets, with the EU focusing on harmonisation for market freedom. This study examines how economic freedom impacts gender equality using an instrumental variable approach. Results reveal mixed effects:
Matteo Migheli
wiley   +1 more source

Religious politics and the limits of redistribution: The rise and fall of family allowances in Spain, 1926–58

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract After the Second World War, family allowances became a cornerstone of social spending in western Europe. Whilst religion is often highlighted as a driver of this policy, the role of political Catholicism remains contested, particularly in southern Europe.
Guillem Verd‐Llabrés
wiley   +1 more source

How fake news can turn against its spreader. [PDF]

PLoS One
Brody DC, Yuasa T.
europepmc   +1 more source