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Showing 1 to 20 of 90 for “"Price increases"”.
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CONSUMERS' PERCEIVED PRICE FAIRNESS AND UNFAIRNESS TOWARD PRICE INCREASES DURING HEDONIC VS. UTILITARIAN SITUATIONS
… topic of consumers’ response to hotel room rates increases due to external events (hedonic and utilitarian situations). External events such as sporting games, local festivals, or weather-related events (e.g., floods, snowstorms) frame consumers’ motivation to stay in a hotel room (hedonic vs. …
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The economic impact of electricity price increases on the potato industry in South Africa
… within the agricultural sector that these increases would negatively impact the agricultural sector. Various stakeholders within the agricultural sector also raised opinions on what the true impact will be on agricultural production and market prices. The main objective of this study was to …
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A study of the causes of the real net-of-tax cigarette price increases in South Africa (1990-2012)
… industry in South Africa has imposed substantial increases in the real net-of-tax price of cigarettes. Past research has presented various possible reasons for this increase, however none of this research has incorporated the effect that the international environment might have on price setting in …
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Adjustments in a farm business in response to an energy crisis
… corn tillage in all cases, except when energy prices were increased by 50, 75, and 100 percent. At these higher energy price increases, since conventional corn tillage had lower energy costs per unit of feed produced, conventional corn tillage was more profitable. Quantities and costs of energy …
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Farmer Preferences for Attributes of Conservation Agriculture in Eastern Uganda
… to determine farmers' willingness to pay for increases in maize yield, reductions in erosion, and reductions in land preparation labor requirements. It finds that farmers have a statistically significant willingness to pay for increases in yield and reductions in erosion, but not for …
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A spatial analysis of Illinois agricultural cash rents
Following the commodity price shocks in 2007, anecdotal evidence shows that tenant farmers experienced large increases in cropland rental rates and input prices. However, it is unclear how residual profits (crop revenue less non-land costs) resulting from the price increases within this sector (if …
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An investigation of a price increase effect on the staple-food basket composition for low-income South African consumers
… impact on supply and consequently on food prices. These events have had a destabilising effect on the composition of South African staple-food baskets over the last few years. These events have been shown to have an unfavourable effect on the supply of food and consequently on the price of …
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The effect of oil price shocks on the macroeconomy
The traditional view of oil price movements is that they represent exogenous changes in the supply of oil. In that case, oil price increases will hurt output. Recently, some have questioned whether oil price increases are actually due to higher demand for oil, in which case higher oil prices will …
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Tradable carbon permits : their potential to reduce CO2 emissions from the transport sector
… is an opportunity to sell unused permits. Fuel price increases were recognised as having the potential to achieve an identical emissions target at a much lower cost. Hence, conventional elasticities were used to derive a comparative measure to the TCP scheme. A range of practical considerations …
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The predictability of exchange rates using oil price changes : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Management in Finance at Massey University
… the predictability of exchange rates using oil price changes. It is found that, on a daily basis, changes in oil prices predict several major currency exchange rate returns. In the twenty-three year sample of daily data for currency markets, a statistically significant predictability is found …
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Housing demand, regional house prices and consumption
… larger housing demand shocks, larger house price increases from 2001-2006 and greater price declines from 2006-2011. Consistent with theory, price effects were stronger in housing-supply inelastic cities. City-level differences in housing demand are also correlated with supply elasticity. …
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Three essays on financial markets
… of all, this essay examines whether oil/jet fuel price increases impact Southwest stock/Dow Jones Transportation index returns and return volatilities significantly. Assuming Southwest airlines' hedging effort is effective, this essay tries to find supportive evidence showing that Southwest stock …
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The economics of tobacco control in low- and middle-income countries
… that countries use, amongst other things, tax increases and advertising bans to reduce tobacco consumption. Furthermore, this is supplemented by various policy documents and technical manuals produced by the World Health Organisation and the World Bank which provide a more thorough …
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An economic approach to water supply planning in southeastern Virginia
… levels of use achieved with the use of quotas, price increases, and water saving devices. An important element of these analyses was the consideration of the costs incurred as a result of waste water treatment with different levels of water use. The levels of the principal types of water use …
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Dynamic relationships between sectoral electricity consumption, economic growth and electricity prices in South Africa
… consumption, economic growth and electricity prices in South Africa The purpose of this paper is to explore the dynamic relationship between the sectoral outputs, electricity supply and electricity price in South Africa within the endogenous growth model framework. Over the past two decades or …
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The analysis of limit orders using the Cox proportional hazards model with independent competing risks
… day. The instantaneous probability of execution increases with decreases in the buy order price but increases to the sell order price, increases in volume on the sell side of the market and market activity. The probability of cancellation increases with increases in the liquidity demand and …
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An Examination of Variables Associated With Divestment Decisions
… certain divestitures tend to result in stock price increases; thus investors may benefit from a consideration of factors underlying the divestment process. This study draws from both wealth maximization theory and agency theory to obtain variables considered useful in modeling the divestment …
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MSCI Rebalances - Emerging Market (EM) Index
… is included in MSCI Emerging Market Index, its price increases slightly following the announcement. After the announcement, there is a further increase during the period preceding the actual index change. The price increase for inclusions is permanent. When shares are excluded from the MSCI …
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The economics of alcohol : a collection of essays
… of alcohol demand. Chapter 2 examines the price elasticity of demand for alcohol across the drinking distribution, using household expenditure data to test whether heavy drinkers respond the same as light drinkers to price increases. Both conditional and unconditional quantile regression …
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