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Understanding And Modifying Health Behaviors, Kristina N. Piorkowski
Understanding And Modifying Health Behaviors, Kristina N. Piorkowski
Economics ETDs
This dissertation explores two drivers behind the spread of non-communicable diseases – sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and youth tobacco use – in order to improve policies tailored to mitigate these behaviors. Chapter 2 uses primary survey data to estimate the willingness to pay (WTP) for a tax on sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) in New Mexico. Traditional contingent valuation regression methods were reformulated as a three-equation system. Results indicate that respondents who have healthier eating habits have statistically significantly higher preferences for SSB taxes. The estimated individual median WTP 95% confidence interval was 0.002-0.961 pennies-per-ounce. Chapter 3 continues the exploration into SSB …
Incomes And Expenses Of The State Treasure Of Khans Of Khiva In The Works Of Russian Travellers And Researchers (At The End 19th - The Beginning Of 20th Centuries), S. N. Navruzuv, F. J. Tojiyeva
Incomes And Expenses Of The State Treasure Of Khans Of Khiva In The Works Of Russian Travellers And Researchers (At The End 19th - The Beginning Of 20th Centuries), S. N. Navruzuv, F. J. Tojiyeva
Central Asian Problems of Modern Science and Education
In the article it was spoken about the expenses and incomes of the state treasury of Khiva khanate during the certain period where there was informed data concerning taxation resulted in the works and notes of Russian and European travelers and the researchers who visited the khanate during the different period
The Economics Of Immigration Reform, Howard F. Chang
The Economics Of Immigration Reform, Howard F. Chang
All Faculty Scholarship
In this article, I draw upon economic theory and recent empirical work on the economic and fiscal effects of immigration to evaluate some recent proposals for immigration reform in terms of their effects on the economic welfare of natives in the United States. In particular, I consider the Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act, a bill that would cut immigration to half of its current level. President Donald Trump has endorsed the RAISE Act and has insisted that many of its provisions be part of any legislation legalizing the status of unauthorized immigrants granted relief under the …