The present research tested whether incidental exposure to money affects people’s endorsement of social systems that legitimize social inequality. We found that subtle reminders of the concept of money, relative to nonmoney concepts, led participants to endorse more strongly the existing social system in the United States in general (Experiment 1) and free-market capitalism in particular (Exper...

Most of the software agents only perform simple product price comparisons; some support the purchase of products or the negotiation over multiple terms of a transaction, such as, e. g., warranties, return policies, delivery times and loan options. Auctions help to find an effective pricing mechanism in electronic commerce. The active technologies enabling customers to purchase efficiently force...

This research aims to analyze the benefits, consumer knowledge, and promotion of interest using e-money in Bengkali city. Type is quantitative associative which see: The effect benefits on e-money, knowledge use influence dominant from appropriate e-money. population this study Bengkalis Sampling selected based elements whose data easily obtained by researchers. Data analysis used was multiple ...

Rogel Patawaran is cofounder of iQSecure Solutions, Inc., a secure web mail company, which began in 2002 and is currently based in Santa Monica, California. Its unique service enables hospitals, clinics, and doctors’ offi ces the opportunity to have secure web-based video and telephone conferencing by simply switching online services off ered by this innovative company. In addition, he is cofou...

Abstract We estimate the effect of money supply changes on real economy by exploiting a recurring natural experiment: maritime disasters in Spanish Empire (1531-1810) which resulted loss substantial amounts silver money. find that negative shocks caused output to decline. A transmission channel analysis highlights slow price adjustments and credit frictions as mechanisms through affected econom...

this paper, following a formalist approach, attempts to explain art as a zeitgeist, or 'spirit of the age'. it is aimed to investigate the enhancement of the painting by armenian artists of isfahan on the bases of historical literature and documents left since 17th, 18th and 19th century, as well as the available secondary sources tries to examine the iranian–armenian community's...

This paper analyses the dynamics of the informal economy in Cali Colombia. In particular it details the working lives and characteristics of street vendors in the main food market of the city, Santa Helena. It compares them with formal merchants in the same area and uncovers a major difference in income. Street vendors make more money. Government interventions to revitalize the area and create ...

Most reformers don't invent completely new ideas they buy or borrow management ideas and techniques from elsewhere. They bring things from 'there' to 'here'. Merchants in this trade include governments, management consultants, international organizations and even some academics. Money changes hands, but that is not the only currency. Influence, prestige and status are also involved in these tra...

Coupons are very effective way of promoting products and widely used by merchants. As smartphones became indispensable to life and are carried by almost everybody, mobile coupons are replacing traditional paper coupons. Group coupon is one of the coupon sale types where sold coupons are money refunded unless the number of buyers reach to certain predetermined number. Groupon is an American onli...