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The Impact of Consumer Attitudes on Behavior: A Cross-Section Study

William C. Dunkelberg
1972

Abstract not available.

The Nader Report And The Goals And Limits Of Antitrust

William S. Comanor
1972

Abstract not available.

Future Research on Racial Discrimination

William S. Comanor
1971

Abstract not available.

On Advertising and Profitability

William S. Comanor, Thomas A. Wilson
1971

Abstract not available.

Short Run Fluctuations in Aggregate Savings Rates

Richard L. Peterson, William C. Dunkelberg
1971

Fluctuations in aggregate consumer savings rates pose problems for economic forecasters and policy-makers alike. While a number of well known consumption models have been developed which address themselves either to explaining annual changes in…

Short Run Variations in Aggregate Spending Behavior

R. L. Peterson, W. C. Dunkelberg
1971

Abstract not available.

The Costs of Planning: The FCC and Cable Television

William S. Comanor, Bridger M. Mitchell
1971

Abstract not available.

The Effect Of Clarification On Intransitive Preferences

James R. Miller III
1971

Suppose an individual is asked to express preferences among several items. Suppose these items are presented in a sequence of pair-wise comparisons. Unless a uniform, set of item attributes is clearly designated in advance as the relevant…

Token Economies and Experimental Economics: Two Controlled Experiments in the Theory of Individual Consumer Demand

Alfred E. Osborne, Teresa D. Hayden, Robert G. Hall, Sharon M. Hall
1971

Abstract not available.

Does Management Matter? Evidence from India

John Roberts (1945–2026), Nicholas A. Bloom, Benn Eifert, Aprajit Mahajan, David McKenzie

A long-standing question in social science is to what extent differences in management cause differences in firm performance. To investigate this we ran a management field experiment on large Indian textile firms. We provided free consulting on…