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Distributional labor market effects of the United States Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
Discover Global SocietyThis study conducts an event study to evaluate the impact of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) on the United States’ labor market outcomes. Using an event-study design and data from the Current Population Survey (2000–2020), we compare labor ...
Salman Almutawa +2 more
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Wage inequality, labor income taxes, and the notion of social status
Economics: Journal Articles, 2019 The authors investigate the desirability of income taxes when the objective is to mitigate wasteful conspicuous consumption generated by people's status-seeking behavior.
Bilancini Ennio, Boncinelli Leonardo
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Sectoral Value Added Prices, TFP Growth, and the Low-Skilled Wage in High-Income Countries [PDF]
This econometric analysis investigates the impact of changes in sectoral value-added prices and total factor productivity (TFP) on the equilibrium relative wage of low-skilled workers in eleven high-income countries.
Matthias Lücke
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Sustainability labels can help support consumers select more socially and environmentally friendly options, thereby enhancing returns for conscientious producers and promoting the transition to a more sustainable food system. However, consumer confusion regarding labels' meaning undermines their effectiveness.
Monika Hartmann +4 more
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The Economic Effects of Living Wage Laws: A Provisional Review [PDF]
Nearly 100 cities and local governments in the United States passed living wage laws since the mid-1990s. The central goal of living wages is to reduce poverty, yet they may fail to do so because of disemployment effects.
Scott Adams, David Neumark
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Consumer Preferences for Craft Beer: The Interplay of Localness and Advertising Language
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study explores the influence of the language of the label, origin of production, and origin of brewing ingredients on Croatian consumers' preferences and willingness to pay for organic craft beer. Employing an online survey and a choice experiment among 223 Croatian alcohol consumers, we find that while there's a willingness to pay a ...
Marija Cerjak +2 more
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Over the last two decades, high – and, in some countries, rising – rates of low-wage work have emerged as a major political concern. If low-wage jobs act as a stepping stone to higher-paying work, then even a relatively high share of low-wage work may ...
John Schmitt
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines food price inflation rate convergence among EU27 Member States from 2005 to 2024, focusing on structural breaks, external shocks, and regional disparities. Using panel unit root tests and club convergence analysis, the findings reveal no overall convergence but identify multiple convergence clubs.
Tibor Bareith, Imre Fertő
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Exploring the Demographic Factors Affecting Passage of Living Wage Ordinances [PDF]
An analysis based on data from the Current Population Survey suggests that cities with certain demographics, particularly higher concentrations of immigrants from south of the American border, lower levels of educational attainment, more people in low ...
Oren M. Levin-Waldman
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Hedging Potential of Occupational and Regional Wage Indices
, 2023 This article suggests a readily implementable approach to hedging occupational and regional wage risks. We show that currently available administrative data of the German social security system can be aggregated into indices of occupational and regional ...
Trede, Mark Matthias, Schmal, Friederike
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