Consumer Durables and the Real Interest Rate [PDF]
One important channel through which real interest rates affect aggregate demand is consumer expenditure on durable goods. This paper examines empirically the link between interest rates and consumer durables. Solving for the decision rule relating income
N. Gregory Mankiw
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ABSTRACT EU member states have exhibited varying rates of apple production growth. Technical efficiency (TE) estimation is suitable for identifying best‐practice farm performance. This study examined whether the development of the apple sector in Germany, Italy, and Poland was influenced by production efficiency, access to technology, as well as ...
Anika Muder, Jakub Staniszewski
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Over-the-counter antibiotic sales: a call for smarter stewardship rather than blanket restriction. [PDF]
Llor C.
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Does Clientelism Affect Income Inequality? Evidence from Panel Data
This paper studies the determinants of income inequality in a panel of countries to provide empirical evidence to the relationship between income inequality and clientelism.
Rana, Ebney Ayaj, Kamal, Mustafa
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Food Tastes in the United States: Convergence or Divergence?
ABSTRACT This study investigates how food consumption tastes have changed in recent decades across the United States. Using NielsenIQ data for over 77 million transactions, there is evidence of divergence in food tastes across regions from 2007 to 2016 and across households of different income, education, and race/ethnicity groups.
Michael DeDad
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Predictors of cigarette discontinuation and reduction among adults never planning to quit smoking: Longitudinal findings from the U.S. Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study, 2014/15-2021. [PDF]
Kasza KA +16 more
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ABSTRACT Farmers markets provide a direct‐to‐consumer marketing path for farmers and small businesses, facilitating customer discovery and product refinement. This paper explores farmers markets as a business incubator, with a focus on beginning vendors and resilience to a shock, namely, COVID‐19 market restrictions.
Mallory L. Rahe +2 more
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Association of Healthcare Professionals' Characteristics and ZIP-Code-Level Income of Their Practice Location with Routine Assessment of HPV Vaccination Status. [PDF]
Oladoyin OO +7 more
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Growing public interest and regional disparities of cardiorenal syndrome in the United States. [PDF]
Schlesinger RP +4 more
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Who Are the Consumers of European Farmers' Markets? A Cross‐Country Analysis
ABSTRACT With substantial growth in the number of farmers' markets (FMs) in developed countries, the number of consumers visiting FMs is also increasing. This study comparatively assesses the consumers of FMs in three European countries where FMs traditionally play a distinctive role in food supply chains.
Áron Török +6 more
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