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0.001% and counting: Revisiting the price rounding tax
Abstract In 1991 and 2008, Israel abolished the equivalents of 1¢ and 5¢ coins, respectively, effectively eliminating low‐denomination coins and introducing rounding in cash transactions. When totals were rounded up, shoppers incurred a small rounding tax.
Doron Sayag, Avichai Snir, Daniel Levy
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Excess Labor and the Business Cycle [PDF]
This paper compares the Medoff-Fay estimates of labor hoarding during troughs, which are based on data from manufacturing plants, with aggregate estimates of excess labor on hand.The two sets of estimates seem consistent, which provides a strong argument
Ray C. Fair
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Golden weapons and golden fetters: From the gold standard to the new geopolitics
Abstract This paper explores the historical relationship between monetary regimes, security concerns, and geopolitical tensions, particularly focusing on the role of gold. Throughout history, monetary systems have been deeply intertwined with international state systems and security provisions.
Harold James
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Allowing for Household Preferences in Emission Trading - A Contribution to the Climate Policy Debate [PDF]
In the context of emission trading it seems to be taken as given that people's preferences can be ignored with respect to the whole process of fixing emission targets and allocating emission permits to polluters.
Friedrich Schneider, Michael Ahlheim
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The circulation and distribution of classical Greek coinage
Abstract From a sample of the most prominent Greek city‐states, data involving a total of 999 hoards and 160,007 coins from 550 to 300 BC were collected to discern the relative magnitudes, consistency of issue, and distribution of Classical Greek coinages.
Zane Mullins
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Why Do "Digital Hamsters" Hoard but Never Consume? Configurational Pathways and Influencing Mechanisms of Digital Hoarding Behaviour Among Chinese Generation Z. [PDF]
Zhang C, Li J, Hao Y.
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