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The incentive effects of payment by results [PDF]
Recently the English NHS has introduced an activity-based payment scheme for secondary care - the Payment by Results (PbR) policy. In this paper we discuss, from an economic perspective, the main intended and unintended incentives created by this policy.
Peter C Smith +2 more
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U.S. Agriculture, Biofuel Markets, and Trade: Challenges and Opportunities
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Using an enhanced Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model (GTAP‐BIO), this study assesses how the expansion in demand for Electric Vehicles (EVs) and the reduction in exports of agricultural products induced by trade disputes negatively affect US agriculture.
Rayan Wolf, Farzad Taheripour
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Consumer credit and payment cards [PDF]
We consider debit and credit card networks. Our contribution is to introduce the role of consumer credit into these payment networks, and to assess the way this affects competition and equilibrium fees.
Foote, Elizabeth +2 more
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Assessing Government Subsidies for Reducing Pesticide Use: A Meta‐Analysis
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In the efforts being made by governments to reduce pesticide use, subsidies are an important instrument to encourage farmers to adopt more sustainable practices. Yet, their effectiveness remains uncertain due to diverse designs and contexts.
Gaëlle Leduc +3 more
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Mobile Payment - TWINT Wie wird TWINT zu einem der wichtigsten Bezahlmedien?
, 2017 Auf dem Schweizer Markt versuchen sich aktuell nationale sowie internationale Unternehmen mit eigenen Mobile-Payment-Lösungen zu etablieren. Die nationale Lösung mit den meisten Benutzern ist gegenwärtig TWINT, welche von der PostFinance, der SIX Group ...
Colombo, Fabio
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Behavioral Coping With Food Price Inflation: Patterns Among U.S. Households
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Recent food price inflation has placed substantial pressure on household budgets, food security, and mental well‐being. Using Household Pulse Survey data, we combine k‐modes clustering and Double Machine Learning to identify distinct household coping groups and examine differences in how households respond to rising food prices across groups ...
Yuxiang Zhang, Yizao Liu
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Do U.S. consumers really benefit from payment card rewards? [PDF]
Payment card rewards programs have become increasingly popular in the United States. But do consumers really benefit from rewards? In the United States, rewards are paid for primarily by the fees charged to merchants, and merchants may pass on the fees ...
Fumiko Hayashi
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The Effect of SNAP Purchasing Power on Diet Quality
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits millions of eligible low‐income Americans by increasing access to food, helping to reduce food insecurity. Previous studies have documented that the geographical variation in local food prices leads to significant differences in SNAP's purchasing power.
Farah Khan, Augustine Denteh
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The economics of payment card fee structure: policy considerations of payment card rewards [PDF]
This paper considers possible public policies that could improve efficiency and welfare distribution in the U.S. retail payments industry. Mainly, four options, i) encouraging competition; ii) allowing merchants to surcharge; iii) regulating merchant ...
Fumiko Hayashi
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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Cultural capital influences a wide range of social and economic outcomes, yet quantitative measures suitable for policy analysis remain limited. We develop county‐level cultural capital indices for the US based on Bourdieu's framework of objectified, embodied, and institutionalized cultural capital.
Pratyoosh Kashyap +2 more
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