The impact of the minimum price per unit of alcohol on the on and off trade. The Scottish Government has suggested introducing a minimum price per unit of alcohol to reduce binge drinking. The impact of this on the on and off trade will be researched. The Scottish government has introduced a minimum price per unit of alcohol of £ 0.45. www.bbc.co.uk [online] The proposal is to put the price up for really cheap alcohol‚ with that‚ less people would have access to that‚ for example a two litre-bottle
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In this essay I am going to evaluate the statement if “the unintended consequences of minimum prices often far outweigh the benefits of imposing them”. After having read many articles about these it becomes clear to me that minimum wages have both positives and negatives to all the parties concerned in this issue. For the employers (“A legal entity that controls and directs a servant or worker under an express or implied contract of employment and pays (or is obligated to pay) him or her salary or
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Question of Minimum Wage and Price Floors Recent events in Washington have once again raised the question of if and by how much minimum wage should be raised. The question of minimum wage is primarily one debated by economists‚ who really benefits by raising the minimum wage? Minimum wage is an example of a government intervention in order to redistribute wealth through the use of a price floor. A price floor is the legal limit on how low a price may be set for a good. In the case of minimum wage‚ employees
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Price Sensitivity Model In the 1970s‚ Dutch economist Peter H. van Westendorp introduced a simple method to assess consumers’ price perception. It is based on the premise that there is a range of prices bounded bya maximum that a consumer is prepared to spend and a minimum below which credibility is indoubt. The Price Sensitivity Meter (sometimes called the Price Sensitivity Measurement) is based on respondents’ answers to four price-related questions. A simple and easily executable
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Elevated plus maze model (EPM) EPM is extensively used to study cognitive behavior of rodents. The Plus-maze apparatus consisting of two open and two covered (enclosed) arms‚ is based on the apparent natural aversion of rodents to open and high space (Ittoh et al.‚ 1990). The apparatus had a central platform of 5 cm2 connected to two open arms (16 cm × 5 cm) and two closed arms (16 cm × 5 cm × 12 cm) in such a way that both open and closed arms are opposite to each other. The maze was elevated to
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not feel obligated to use plus sized models in their campaigns. Do you agree? Women these days are constantly bombarded with advertisements and campaigns telling them what they should wear‚ what they should eat and how they should portray themselves. It has become a race to try and achieve a size zero look because women feel as if it has become the new norm. That is why‚ I believe the fashion industry should be obliged to use plus size model. A plus size model is a model who is a US size 8 or above
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What Justifies the State? The state‚ as the textbook refers to‚ "is the highest authority in a society‚ with a legal power to define the public interest and enforce its definition." The state is comprised of the governing institutions‚ politicians‚ and the legal system. They have authority over its citizens in executing legislature‚ applying taxes‚ and‚ if necessary‚ provide additional services for the state. The power of the state is justified by the people who allow the state to have the necessary
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PLUS-SIZE MODELS: HARDLY PLUS While discussing the modeling industry today‚ many would argue that plus-size models have made a massive stride in obtaining respect in a business that demands skinny. More and more full-figured women have graced high-fashion magazines covers and walked in main-stream fashion shows. For example‚ Australian model Robyn Lawley posed for the cover of French Elle‚ Vogue Italia‚ and French Marie Claire. Just recently‚ Lawley became the first plus-size model for Ralph
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The article is about having implemented a minimum price on alcohol. It is visible that this policy has reduced drink related crimes such as sexual assault and drink driving. This is because the consumption of alcohol creates negative externalities. This includes things such as liver diseases and obesity. Crimes perpetrated against people‚ fell by 9.17% when increasing the price on alcohol of 10%. The evidence found concluded that introducing a minimum price on alcohol yielded major benefits before
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government has come up with a plan of minimum alcohol pricing. But will this really work? In the U.K studies show that placing a minimum price of 50 pence per unit would save up to 3000 lives per year and would result in 41000 fewer cases of chronic illnesses. People’s health comes before anything shouldn’t it? The government has realised the effect this has on people and are attempting to take action without banning it completely‚ which would end in chaos. Some would say why should the government
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