Applying an extended theory of planned behavior to examine state-branded food product purchase behavior: The moderating effect of gender

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to use an extended model of the theory of planned behavior to investigate the antecedents which lead to consumers’ purchase of state-branded food products. Relationships among attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control, health-consciousness, intention to purchase, and actual purchase were examined. In addition, the moderating role of gender on consumer purchasing was assessed. The hypothetical model was empirically tested using data collected via Amazon Mechanical Turk (Mturk). Results implicated that consumers’ attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control of purchasing state-branded products significantly predicted their intention to purchase, and consumers’ intention to purchase significantly predicted their actual purchase of state-branded products. The relationship between health-consciousness and intention to purchase, however, was not found. Gender differences were found only between consumers’ perceived behavioral control of state-branded purchasing and their intention to purchase. Implications for marketers, farmers, and restaurant owners are provided.     

河谷型城市消费结构变动的环境效应及机理研究

任何一个生态经济系统都是由"环境-资源-生产-消费-环境"组成的物质循环系统,在这一物质循环系统中消费通过前后向关联,从生产到资源利用和直接向环境排放废弃物两个方向影响着系统环境。以河谷型大城市兰州市为研究对象,利用灰色关联度模型来定量研究,探讨城市消费结构变动的环境效应作用机理。     

全球化与城市贫困:基于中部六省的实证分析

在经济全球化背景下,我国经济获得了长足的发展,与此同时,城市贫困问题也日趋严重。本文以我国中部6省为研究对象,从收入和消费两个维度,估计了一个包含贸易和外国直接投资(FDI)变量的贫困决定函数,实证分析了贸易和FDI对城市贫困的影响,着重检验了其中的非线性关系和“门槛效应”。研究表明,贸易和FDI对于贫困人口有着不同的影响;FDI流入与贫困变化之间存在着非线性关系,表明全球化只有达到一定水平后才会使穷人受益。     

股权激励存在持续性的激励效应吗？--基于倾向得分匹配法的实证分析

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现代物流对循环经济的贡献与发展对策探析

现代物流产业是循环经济的基础与必要条件,二者相互促进共同发展。物流产业对循环经济发展在时间效应、空间效应、社会效应和产业结构等方面有着巨大的促进作用。而我国物流产业发展刚刚起步,还存在诸多问题,为此,从加强政策支持,完善管理制度,发展多种物流模式,加快基础配套设施建设,加大技术设备与信息网络建设投入,构建完善物流体系等方面提出加快现代物流产业发展的对策建议。     

Youth Poverty,Employment, and Leaving the Parental Home in Europe

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云南乌蒙山片区所属县旅游扶贫效应分析

在分析云南乌蒙山片区所属县贫困及旅游发展现状的基础上,运用灰色关联分析和问卷调查法分析了旅游业对区域经济和当地社区居民的效应。结果表明:旅游业对区域经济增长贡献大,但其与区域GDP及三次产业关联度低,存在较严重的旅游漏损;当地社区居民参与旅游的意愿非常高,但参与比例非常低;旅游发展具有增加收入、改善交通条件及环境卫生、扩大与外地人交流、提高环境保护意识等方面的正面效应,但是也存在房地产和物价上涨、仅有少数人受益、传统文化受到冲击等方面的负面效应。要实施旅游扶贫政府主导战略,加强旅游产业与其他产业的整合,加快旅游产业链本地化,增强贫困人口参与能力。     

外资如何影响中国就业?--基于1989_2010年地市级面板数据的研究

外国直接投资（ FDI）是中国经济增长的重要驱动力,但对就业增长的影响程度如何？对不同地区,不同产业和不同就业者的影响又如何？利用1989_2010年地市级面板数据,采用系统GMM回归分析方法,分行业分地区分时期研究了FDI对中国就业的影响。研究结果表明,FDI对中国的就业增长有显著的促进作用,其影响程度相当于投资和消费推动就业增长的11.3%_29%,但FDI对中国就业的促进作用呈现递减趋势,并且对不同产业的就业影响存在差异。1998年和2008年两次金融危机中FDI对就业的影响明显不同。在当前经济增长放缓的新常态下,仍应积极引进FDI来促进就业稳定增长。     

基于三阶段DEA模型的我国医药制造业技术创新效率研究

采用可以剔除环境因素和随机误差影响的三阶段DEA模型对2000-2011年我国28个省、直辖市和自治区医药制造业的技术创新效率进行实证研究,结果表明我国医药制造业技术创新效率较低,并且创新效率值会受到环境因素的影响;创新效率值较低的原因主要是纯技术效率值的低下,另外规模效率的作用也不容忽视。各地区应加大对医药制造业技术创新的投入,提高规模效率,同时完善创新管理和制度体系,以效率为导向配置创新资源,最终达到提高综合效率的目的。     

Public Debt and Economic Growth in Emerging Market Economies

This paper empirically studies the relationship between public debt and economic growth for selected emerging market economies by performing panel data estimations. The results reveal a statistically significant positive correlation between public debt and the subsequent growth rate of per capita gross domestic product (GDP). Population and investment are also positively correlated with per capita growth, whereas the initial level of real GDP per capita exerts a negative influence on growth, implying conditional convergence. Other variables such as the inflation rate, the trade balance or the exchange rate do not yield a statistically significant effect with respect to economic growth.