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Southern Economic Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT American municipalities increasingly regulate panhandling. That regulation is controversial. The determinants of panhandling activeness are unknown, and it is doubted whether panhandling activity responds rationally to incentives. To shed light on these issues, we collect data on hundreds of panhandlers and the passersby they solicit at ...
Peter T. Leeson +2 more
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Are Consumers Willing to Pay More for Biodegradable Containers Than for Plastic Ones? Evidence from Hypothetical Conjoint Analysis and Nonhypothetical Experimental Auctions [PDF]
This study used and compared hypothetical conjoint analysis and nonhypothetical experimental auctions to elicit floral customers’ willingness to pay for biodegradable plant containers. The results of the study show that participants were willing to pay a
Behe, Bridget K. +5 more
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Thunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Grounded in the strategy tripod view, this research aims to examine the relationship between formal institutional quality and product innovation while considering the moderating effects of policy instability and technological infrastructure.
Samuel Amponsah Odei
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Estimating Willingness to Pay Using a Polychotomous Choice Function: An Application to Pork Products with Environmental Attributes [PDF]
Bid data from a Vickrey auction for pork chops with embedded environmental attributes were analyzed. It was found that approximately 62% of the participants had a positive WTP for the most "environmentally friendly" package of pork. Thirty percent of the
Hurley, Sean P. +2 more
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Health Services Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To identify risk of long‐term institutionalization (LTI) among Veterans receiving care in the Veterans Health Administration (VA). Study Setting and Design We developed the “Predicted Long‐term Institutionalization” (PLI) risk model for Veterans alive in the community at the end of fiscal‐year (FY) 2017 followed for LTI in nursing ...
Bruce Kinosian +10 more
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Factors influencing adoption of cocoa agroforestry in Ghana: Analysis based on tree density choice
Sustainable EnvironmentDespite the beneficial effects of cocoa agroforestry on cocoa production and yield levels, adoption is below expectation while the factors driving adoption are not well known. This study therefore explored the typology of cocoa agroforestry (AF) in Ghana
Joseph Amerino +2 more
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Consumer Willingness to Pay for Irradiated Beef [PDF]
This study examines consumer willingness to pay for irradiated beef products. About 58 percent of the respondents are willing to pay a premium for irradiated beef. An ordered probit with sample selection model was estimated.
Nayga, Rodolfo M., Jr. +2 more
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The Determinants of ESG Ratings: Rater Ownership Matters
Journal of Accounting Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We examine whether and how common ownership affects Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) ratings—an important research question given the increasing use of these ratings in investment decisions and corporate evaluations. We find that companies with major shareholders in common with the rating agency (“sister firms”) tend to receive ...
Dragon Yongjun Tang +2 more
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