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Showing 1 to 20 of 39 for “"Disposable Income"”.
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An investigation of the relationship between private consumption expenditure and lending rate in Namibia
… adopted. Two proxies for real wealth and real disposable income are used in the study. The results show that real private consumption expenditure in Namibia adjusts fast to changes in nominal lending rate, real wealth and real disposable income and that the effects wear off in the long run. The …
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Efeitos dos impostos diretos e indiretos sobre a renda disponível dos agentes econômicos brasileiros: uma análise do período 1995-2012
… implications of direct and indirect taxes on disposable income of Brazilian society and in the composition of the Brazilian GDP. Being of great value to the study, since they can collaborate with possible implementations of tax policies that will minimize the impact caused by high taxation on …
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Investigating the stability of private comsumption in Namibia
… consumption and its main determinants, namely disposable income, and average lending rate. The result from Quandt Likelihood Ratio test (QLR) and Chow test identifies at least one structural break in the private consumption model at point 1990. In addition, as the sample size increases the …
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Gyventojų įsiskolinimo analizė Lietuvoje ir kitose Baltijos šalyse /
… and to carry out a study on the level of disposable income and indebtedness of households in the Baltic States. The theoretical part of the thesis examines the literature sources that help to reveal the origins of the borrowing process, the public institutions providing financial and …
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Economic consequences of family dissolution
… macro analysis of policy variation and household income changes on the micro-level, the main research question of the dissertation is to what extent economic consequences following separation and divorce in families with children have changed between the 1980s and the 2000s in Germany and the …
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A Case Study of the Dimensions of Affordability of Undergraduate Education in Virginia
… between the years 1981 and 2000: 1) per capita disposable income (adjusted for inflation) in Virginia, 2) financial aid at the state and federal levels, and 3) the burden of a loan for college students. In addition, the study explored several possible influences on these dimensions, including …
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The dynamic effect of macroeconomic factors on housing prices: Evidence from South Africa
… rate-USDZAR, affordability, household debt to disposable income, unemployment rate, share prices (JSE ALL share index), foreign direct investment, and producer price index) over the 2000Q1-2019Q4 period. The study utilizes a vector error correction model (VECM) to estimate the short- and …
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Testing the Waters: The Social Contexts of Homeowner Flood Mitigation
… than those without previous flooding. (2) High-disposable-income homeowners are more likely to mitigate than lowdisposable- income homeowners. (3) The stronger the place attachment among homeowners, the higher the likelihood they will mitigate. (4) Homeowners who have experienced effective …
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Analysis of Small Airports within a One Hundred and Twenty Mile Radius of Medium and/or Large Airports
… purpose of this research is to investigate how income, population age, scheduled air carrier services, and distance between competing airports impact annual scheduled passenger enplanements for airports in smaller communities. Small airports located within a 120 miles radius of larger sized …
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Habit Modification in Consumption: Theory and Evidence
… in the long-run relation between consumption, disposable income and credit. Overall, the data are consistent with the habit modification hypothesis in both the short-run and the long-run. More precisely, the evidence can be summarised as follows. First, lagged increases in consumer credit help …
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The domestic travel sector in China
… While travel is not a new concept in China, the disposable income they wield, the range of options becoming available and individual tastes are changing every day. This paper has two main objectives: (1) to detail the characteristics of the domestic Chinese traveler and, to a lesser extent, …
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Assessing the role of solar home systems in poverty alleviation : case study of Rukungiri district in Western Uganda
… The data indicated an increase in households' disposable income due to the use of solar energy for lighting. Savings were generated from a reduced expenditure on alternative lighting fuels such as kerosene. Some households used these savings to meet medically related expenses. Furthermore, our …
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Strategies for the introduction of alternative fuel vehicles in India
Rapid growth in population and increase in disposable income has led to a robust increase in automotive sales in India. As in many parts of the world, the internal combustion engines are the dominant vehicle power train in India. This has led to increase in tailpipe emissions in congested cities as …
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Regionų ekonominės plėtros efektyvumas integracinių procesų Europos Sąjungoje sąlygomis /
… however due to the relatively low households‘ disposable income, even greater manifestations of unsustainable economic development are seen. The aim of the thesis is to analyze the current trends, important for the regional economic development, and to develop and implement a theoretical …
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Discretionary thrift at the bottom of the pyramid
… the concept of discretionary thrift amongst low income consumers. Flatters and Willmott (2009) identified discretionary thrift as an advancing trend amongst affluent developed nation consumers. These consumers temper their spending habits depending on product or occasion; there are certain …
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An assessment of relationships between key economic indicators and the South African residential property market
… rates, real gross domestic product, average income, bond affordability levels, rand to US dollar exchange rates and inflation. Residential property prices in South Africa were measured using two data bases, the ABSA database, which comprised average residential property prices split into …
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Examination of Airbnb Demand and Supply in India
… period. This economic development and increased disposable income have resulted in a larger, more powerful middle-income group that travels more often. As a result, the number of domestic traveler visits has doubled from 2013 to 2019. This increasing demand can be more easily met if accommodation …
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Effectiveness of policy instruments in promoting electric vehicle purchases: the case of lithuania /
… on EV registrations and control variables like disposable income and average car prices. The findings demonstrate that financial incentives significantly boost EV adoption. The research reveals that Lithuanian subsidies have led to a marked increase in EV registrations, highlighting the positive …
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Exploration of Consumer Motivations and Buying Decisions in the Slow Fashion Industry in New Zealand: The Role of Sustainability Focus and Branding
… among younger consumers with limited disposable income—and scepticism towards branding claims, especially when sustainability messaging lacks transparency or appears performative (Chaudhary & Gula, 2025; Riesgo et al., 2020). The perceived effectiveness of sustainability branding is …
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An assessment of food production, processing and storage at community level in Kavango East region: A case study of Ndiyona, Mashare and Rundu rural east constituencies
… food for a nutritional diet. Access depends upon disposable income available to house hold. The main objective of the study on food security was to assess and describe the factors influencing the production, processing and storage of Mahangu food at household and community levels in the Kavango …
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