Search Results - subject:"Consumption Patterns"

Ecological awareness, price and psychological wellbeing as main dimensions of senior citizens' green sheltered housing buying intentions

Boxer, Israel; Menahem, Hanna Oirik; Rekettye, Gabor - In: International Journal of Business Performance Management 12 (2010) 1, pp. 86-101

The motivation for this research was to examine whether the 'green trend' has a distinct added value from a marketing point of view. This argument was put into test in the context of building and with elderly people; both non-flexible and 'unattractive' segments that should help clarify the...

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Income and Expenditure of the Polish Population in 2006 (An analysis of Regional Diversification)

Jerzy, Parysek; Lidia, Mierzejewska - In: Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series 13 (2010) 13, pp. 89-102

structures, consumption patterns, changes in the structure of demand, etc. Therefore, it was significant for understanding the … aim of the research, was to determine statistically significant factors which influence the income and consumption … patterns - both factors which had a positive impact (the level of urbanization, the efficiency and productivity of the economy …

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Expenditure Levels, Prices and Consumption Patterns in a Cross-Sectioin of Countries

Stehrer, Robert - 2001

, the dependence of consumption patterns on the level of expenditures and, second, broad patterns of price levels and price … in consumption patterns across countries can be explained by expenditure (income) levels and prices. …

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A dynamic choice model of hybrid behavior in the attribute-space

Guevara, Antonio Ladrón de - Department of Economics and Business, Universitat … - 2001

This paper presents a dynamic choice model in the attribute space considering rational consumers that discount the future. In light of the evidence of several state-dependence patterns, the model is further extended by considering a utility function that allows for the different types of...

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Expenditure Levels, Prices and Consumption Patterns in a Cross-Sectioin of Countries

Stehrer, Robert - Wiener Institut für Internationale … - 2001

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Where Did All the Remittances Go? Understanding the Impact of Remittances on Consumption Patterns in Rural China

Zhu, Yu; Wu, Zhongmin; Peng, Liquan; Sheng, Laiyun - School of Economics, University of Kent - 2009

We focus on the impact of migrants’ remittances on consumption patterns in rural China, allowing for endogeneity of …

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More Or Better? Measuring Quality Versus Quantity In Food Consumption

Manig, Corinna; Moneta, Alessio - Volkswirtschaft Abteilung, Fachbereich … - 2009

Extrinsic motivations like intellectual property protections and fiscal incentives continue to occupy the centre stage in debates on innovation policies. Joseph Schumpeter had, however, argued that the motive to accumulate private property can only explain part of innovative activities. In his...

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The Hybrid Consumer: Exploring the Drivers of a New Consumer Behaviour Type

Christian, Grönroos; Leppänen, Hanna - Hanken Svenska Handelshögskolan - 2009

A dramatically different consumption pattern seems to be emerging among a vast group of consumers. This may mean that conventional consumer stereotypes and segmentation theory are becoming outdated. The so called hybrid consumers seem to increasingly opt for both premium and budget alternatives...

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The system of indicators of sustainable development

Popescu, Angela - Facultatea de Finante şi Banci, Universitatea Spiru Haret - 2009

The system of indicators that monitor the sustainable development of a country must give a clear picture of the three dimensions, dimensions which refer to: society, economy, environment. These indicators should be obtained from harmonized data sources in terms of methodology with international...

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Life-Cycles, Dynasties, Savings; Implications for Closed and Small, Open Economies

Faruqee, Hamid; Laxton, Douglas - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000

This paper examines the macroeconomic implications of life-cycle and dynastic saving behavior for closed and small, open economies. Using an extended version of Blanchard’s overlapping agents model, the analytical framework nests these two competing views, treating agents as either dynastic...

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