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The Effect Of Income On Healthy Food Options, Hannah M. Doherty Apr 2022

The Effect Of Income On Healthy Food Options, Hannah M. Doherty

Undergraduate Economic Review

This paper explores the effect of income per capita on the number of grocery stores and fast-food franchises in an area. Using a panel dataset to allow for the inclusion of every county in the United States across a period of three years, the results suggest that the income per capita of a county significantly impacts the number of grocery stores and fast-food restaurants in the area. Other factors such as education, age, and attributes regarding time constraints also play an important role in determining the number of grocery stores and fast-food franchises in a location.


Wealthy, But Unequal: The Anomaly Of Inequality In The United States, Joseph Puleo Aug 2015

Wealthy, But Unequal: The Anomaly Of Inequality In The United States, Joseph Puleo

Political Analysis

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A Current Microeconometric Assessment Of The Racial Wage Gap In The United States, David H. Krisch Jan 2008

A Current Microeconometric Assessment Of The Racial Wage Gap In The United States, David H. Krisch

Gettysburg Economic Review

Minority groups in the United States promoted affirmative action legislation in the 1960s during the civil rights movement to help ease the inequalities suffered in their economic history. Many labor economists have sought since this time to study the effects of race, gender, and the effect of income – how it has changed and if the gap has closed. Existing literature uses many different econometric models to show how the effects of race, gender, age, occupation, educational attainment, and geographic location on an individual comparative basis. This paper will examine the effects of all of these variables jointly using an …


Technical Appendix: Construction Of All Cities Consumer Price Index For The Lower Income Group In Nigeria, Central Bank Of Nigeria Cbn Jun 1970

Technical Appendix: Construction Of All Cities Consumer Price Index For The Lower Income Group In Nigeria, Central Bank Of Nigeria Cbn

Economic and Financial Review

This paper highlights the technical construction of all cities consumer price index for the lower income group in Nigeria. Two separate methods were employed in computing the composite consumer price index. Both methods yield approximately identical results.