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2. Violence and Business Interest in Social Welfare: Evidence from Mexico.
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Holland, Bradley E. and Rios, Viridiana
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SOCIAL services ,POLITICAL violence ,VIOLENCE ,DEVELOPING countries ,TAX cuts - Abstract
Countries in the Global South are particularly vulnerable to social and political violence. This paper suggests that such violence makes certain recalcitrant economic interests more open to taxes and spending on social welfare. Using results from a survey experiment of business owners and operators in Mexico, we show that relative to more innocuous institutional weaknesses, concerns over violence generally increase support for anti-poverty spending and decrease support for tax cuts. To build a theory, we explore heterogeneous effects and textual data. The findings suggest that business interests see anti-poverty spending as a tool for shoring up costs of violence in consumer markets, with some leaders even extending support to welfare-enhancing taxes. However, violence can create challenges in labor markets that increase operational costs, leading some business interests to resist tax policies that ask them to help fund social programs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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3. Analysis of the Feasibility of Smart Contracts in Mexico's Legal and Social Framework: A Study on the Future of Trade Agreements.
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Silos Sánchez, Joel, Ramírez Hernández, Uriel Amado, Reyes Hernández, Yaneth, Ortiz Suarez, Luis Arturo, Gómez Pérez, Luis José, Cruz Rojano, Daniel, Trejo Macotela, Francisco Rafael, and Robles Camarillo, Daniel
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COMMERCIAL treaties ,CONTRACTS ,BLOCKCHAINS - Abstract
Smart contracts are a type of software program that facilitate, ensure, enforce, and execute agreements recorded between two or more parties. An example of this could be an agreement between individuals or organizations responsible for exporting and importing products. This study aims to determine whether smart contracts are a viable tool for use in Mexico, considering the legal and social framework. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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4. Worldwide news and comment.
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Evans-Reeves, Karen
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LABELING laws ,FLAVORING essences ,PRESS ,ELECTRONIC cigarettes ,GOVERNMENT regulation ,LEGAL status of sales personnel ,MARKETING ,BUSINESS ,TOBACCO products ,SMOKING - Published
- 2022
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5. THE ETHICS AND SOCIAL MISSION OF WORKERS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO SOCIAL INTRAPRENEURSHIP.
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Galván-Vela, Esthela, Mercader, Victor, and Ravina-Ripoll, Rafael
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SOCIAL ethics ,INFERENTIAL statistics ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,SOCIAL values ,BUSINESS ethics ,SCALING (Social sciences) ,SOCIAL responsibility of business - Abstract
Copyright of Anduli: Revista Andaluza de Ciencias Sociales is the property of Anduli: Revista Andaluza de Ciencias Sociales and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2023
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6. The effects of trade-induced worker displacement on health and mortality in Mexico.
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Fernández Guerrico, Sofía
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MYOCARDIAL ischemia , *CORONARY disease , *HEALTH services accessibility , *TOBACCO use , *LAYOFFS , *INDUSTRIES , *BUSINESS , *HEALTH insurance , *EMPLOYMENT - Abstract
Recent research in the U.S. links trade-induced job displacement to deaths of despair. Should we expect the same mortality response in developing countries? This paper analyzes the effect of a trade-induced negative shock to manufacturing employment on leading causes of mortality in Mexico between 1998 and 2013. I exploit cross-municipality variation in trade exposure based on differences in industry specialization before China's accession to the WTO in 2001 to identify labor-demand shocks that are concentrated in manufacturing. I find trade-induced job loss increased mortality from diabetes, raised obesity rates, reduced physical activity, and lowered access to health insurance. These deaths were offset by declines in mortality from ischemic heart disease and chronic pulmonary disease. These findings highlight that negative employment shocks have heterogeneous impacts on mortality in developing countries, where falling incomes lead to less access to health care and nutritious food, but also reduce alcohol and tobacco use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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7. Social Impact Startups, Business Model innovation and Female Management: Lessons for the Next Normal in Mexico using fsQCA.
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Mejía-Trejo, Juan
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SOCIAL impact ,INNOVATIONS in business ,BUSINESS models ,INNOVATION management ,BUSINESSPEOPLE - Abstract
Copyright of Nova Scientia is the property of Nova Scientia and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2022
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8. Availability, variety and distribution of healthy and unhealthy foods and beverages sold at street food stands in Mexico City.
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Rosales Chavez, Jose B, Bruening, Meg, Royer, Michael F, Ohri-Vachaspati, Punam, Lee, Rebecca E, and Jehn, Megan
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STREET food ,SNACK foods ,PUBLIC transit ,NEIGHBORHOODS ,PROCESSED foods ,FRUIT ,RESEARCH ,BEVERAGES ,VEGETABLES ,CROSS-sectional method ,RESEARCH methodology ,EVALUATION research ,FOOD supply ,COMPARATIVE studies ,BUSINESS - Abstract
Objective: To examine differences in the availability, variety and distribution of foods and beverages sold at street food stands (SFS) across neighbourhood income levels in Mexico City.Design: Cross-sectional.Setting: Twenty neighbourhoods representing low-, middle- and high-income levels in Mexico City.Participants: Direct observations of SFS (n 391).Results: The availability of healthy foods such as fruits/vegetables was high in middle- and high-income neighbourhoods, whereas the availability of unhealthy foods such as processed snacks was higher in low-income neighbourhoods. However, statistically significant differences in food availability across neighbourhoods were only observed for dairy and processed snack items (P < 0·05). Similarly, differences in variety were only observed for cereal and processed snacks (P < 0·05). No statistically significant differences were seen for variety of fruits/vegetable across neighbourhood income levels (P > 0·05). No statistically significant differences across neighbourhood income levels were observed for beverage availability and variety (P > 0·05). Although street foods and beverages were often distributed near homes, public transportation centres and worksites, no differences were observed across neighbourhood income levels (P > 0·05).Conclusions: Findings suggest that SFS can be a source of both unhealthy foods and healthy foods for communities across neighbourhoods in Mexico City. Additional studies are needed to assess the relationship between street food and beverage availability, and consumption. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2021
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9. Mexican households' food shopping patterns in 2015: analysis following nonessential food and sugary beverage taxes.
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Pedraza, Lilia S, Popkin, Barry M, Adair, Linda, Robinson, Whitney R, and Taillie, Lindsey Smith
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SWEETENED beverage tax ,GROCERY shopping ,HOUSEHOLDS ,PACKAGED foods ,SHOPPING ,CONVENIENCE stores ,CARBONATED beverages ,TAXATION ,RESEARCH ,BEVERAGES ,RESEARCH methodology ,MEDICAL cooperation ,EVALUATION research ,COMPARATIVE studies ,BUSINESS ,FOOD ,CUSTOMER satisfaction - Abstract
Objective: To examine patterns of taxed and untaxed food and beverage shopping across store types after Mexico's sugary drink and non-essential food taxes, the nutritional quality of these patterns and the socio-economic characteristics associated with them.Design: We performed k-means cluster analyses using households' percentage of food and beverage purchases from each store type (i.e. convenience stores, traditional shops (e.g. bodegas, tiendas, mom-and-pop shops), supermarkets, wholesalers and others). We calculated adjusted mean proportions of taxed and untaxed products (ml or g/capita per d) purchased in each pattern. We studied the associations between households' SES and shopping patterns using multinomial logistic regressions. Within shopping patterns, we obtained mean volumes and proportions of taxed and untaxed food and beverage subgroups and calculated the proportion of products purchased at each store type.Setting: Mexico.Participants: Urban Mexican households (n 5493) from the Nielsen Mexico Consumer Panel Survey 2015.Results: We found four beverage shopping patterns and three food shopping patterns, driven by the store type where most purchases were made. For beverages, 48 % of households were clustered in the Traditional pattern and purchased the highest proportion of taxed beverages. Low-SES households had the highest probability of clustering in the Traditional beverage shopping pattern. For foods, 35 % of households were clustered into the Supermarket pattern. High-SES households had the highest probability of clustering in the Supermarket food shopping pattern.Conclusions: The combination of store types where Mexican households purchase packaged foods and beverages varies. However, households in all shopping patterns and SES purchase taxed beverages mainly at traditional stores. Store-level strategies should be developed to intervene on traditional stores to improve the healthfulness of purchases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2021
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