This paper review examines consumer choice in health insurance plans against the background of the German health system to examine models of consumer choice and their effects. The review looked at experiences in other industrialized countries for consumer choice options and also examined effects on health status, satisfaction, fairness and...
Debit cards are overtaking credit cards as the most prevalent form of electronic payment at the point of sale, yet the determinants of a ubiquitous consumer choice "debit or credit?" have received relatively little scrutiny. Several stylized facts suggest that debit-card use is driven by behavioral factors. The paper documents...
The literature reviews the scientific literature on consumer choice in health care. The purpose of this literature review is to explore models of consumer choice and their effects, with an eye towards identifying options for further exploration in the project. The literature review tried to find evidence for effects of...
Consumer choice is a key approach to improving the quality of health care for Americans. The idea is this: Survey people about the quality of their health care experiences and report the results so that consumers can make informed decisions about a variety of health issues, such as selecting a...
Multi-store firms are common in the retailing industry. Theory suggests that cross-elasticities between stores of the same firm enhance market power. To evaluate the importance of this effect in the UK supermarket industry, the paper estimates a model of consumer choice and expenditure using three data sources: profit margins for...
Internet shopbots compare prices and service levels at competing retailers, creating a laboratory for analyzing consumer choice. We analyze 20,268 shopbot consumers who select various books from 33 retailers over 69 days for a total of 1,512,856 observed offers. Although each retailer offers a homogeneous product, we find that brand...
Internet shopbots compare prices and service levels at competing retailers, creating a laboratory for analyzing consumer choice. This paper analyzes 20,268 shopbot consumers who select various books from 33 retailers over 69 days for 1,512,856 observed offers. Although each retailer offers a homogeneous product, we find that brand is an...
This city is the eleventh jurisdiction in Florida to endorse consumer choice and competition in the cable TV market, as the result of a City Council vote on November 28 to award a far-reaching franchise to Verizon for its FiOS TV product, to be del ...
A truce in the open-access fight has been called in Massachusetts. AT&T and the Massachusetts Coalition for Consumer Choice and Competition on the Internet last week announced a deal requiring AT&T to provide state broadband ... A truce in the open-access fight has been...
The nation's largest consumer-electronics chain, Best Buy Co. Inc., gave a nod to cable last week when it forged a strategic partnership with AT&T Broadband to promote digital cable and high-speed Internet access. Financial terms were not The...
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-Nielsen and NMI Analysis: Green Consumers Spend More in Warehouse ClubsC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com The Nielsen Company and the Natural Marketing Institute have unveiled results connecting green consumers attitudes to their shopping behavior. The analysis was...
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-Safeway and Warner Bros. Consumer Products Team to Deliver New Food Line for ChildrenC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Safeway and Warner Bros. Consumer Products have announced a partnership to create a "better-for-you" line of food products for children....
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Lutein and zeaxanthin are important anti-oxidant nutrients obtained only from foods that are essential for good eye health. The purpose of this study was to assess food choices rich in lutein/zeaxanthin and compare the amount of lutein/zeaxanthin intake amongst college students and their live-in parents. Three-day dietary records from 95...
Diesel's evolution over the past decade is poised to drive a revolution in the light-duty vehicle market and the choices available to consumers. WHAT Join the Diesel Technology Forum DTF for an eye-opening Webinar discussion about how new clean diesel vehicles can help drivers, business and...
Vote Paves the Way for Innovative, Competitive Choice for TV Service, Delivered Over the Nation's Most Advanced, All-Fiber-Optic Network Straight to Consumers' Homes EVERETT, Wash., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Residents of Woodway are a major step closer to having an innovative, reliable and competitive alternative for their...
Restaurant concept known for good country cookin' wins for 18th consecutive year LEBANON, Tenn. -- American consumers have selected Cracker Barrel Old Country Store([R])("Cracker Barrel") as the nation's "Best Family Dining" restaurant for the 18th year in a row. The restaurant concept that has built its reputation on...
CALABASAS HILLS, Calif. -- The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (NASDAQ:CAKE) was honored last evening by Restaurants & Institutions as the Platinum award winner in the casual dining category. More than 3,100 consumers were asked to rate nearly 120 chain restaurants in the magazine's annual Consumers' Choice in Chains survey...
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