We study experimentally how taxpayers choose between two tax regimes to fund a public good. The first-best tax regime imposes a general, distortion-free income tax. However, this tax cannot be enforced. The second-best alternative supplements the income tax by a specific commodity tax. This tax cannot be evaded but distorts optimal consumption choices, instead. The result is that a large majori...

This paper presents an exploratory investigation of the Manufacturing/Marketing (hereafter M/M) interface. From the literature and prior empirical work in M/M strategies, we propose a path model for assessing the mediating impact of the M/M interface harmony on M/M morale and business performance. Using two convenience samples of executives, we empirically test the direct and indirect influence...

historical development of variety of methods in educational inquiry shows that with regard to complexity of educational issues that derived itself from human being complexity, we can't answer different questions of scholars by just one unit method. phenomenology as philosophical movement by introducing of subjects such as conciseness, intentionality, reduction, constitution, intersubjectivity, ...

This research examines race differences in the factorial structure of two popular measures of psychological well-being: the Philadelphia Geriatric Center (PGC) Morale Scale and the Life Satisfaction Index A (LSIA). In particular, we view the covariance structure of the items of each scale as a function of several parameter matrices. We analyzed the factorial invariance by testing hypotheses inv...

OBJECTIVES To establish the level of psychological symptoms and the risk factors for possible decreased mental health among deployed UK maritime forces. METHODS A survey was completed by deployed Royal Navy (RN) personnel which measured the prevalence of common mental disorder (CMD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and potential alcohol misuse. Military and operational characteristics w...

How sociocultural contexts shape individual functioning is of prime interest for psychological inquiry. Secular increases favoring later-born cohorts in fluid intelligence measures are widely documented for young adults. In the current study, we quantified such trends in old age using data from highly comparable participants living in a narrowly defined geographical area and examined whether th...