Weight-strength optimization of wooden household chairs was performed based on the member section size in this study. Member sizes Scotch pine (Pinus sylvestris) and Oriental beech (Fagus orientalis) were optimized resulting re-manufactured tested under cyclic â??front to backâ?, â??back frontâ? â??backrestâ? loads according American Library Association (ALA) specification. Finite element me...

We determine market segments by clustering households on the basis of their average choice elasticities across purchases and brands w.r.t. price, sales promotion and brand loyalty. The cluster analysis technique used is a maximum likelihood method which allows varying size and orientation and assumes constant volume. Elasticities originate from choice models with alternatively linear and nonlin...

This article examines the impact of sociodemographic factors on individual consumption of alcohol in the United States using the Heckman procedure and logit analysis. Factors considered are urbanization, race, ethnicity, region, weight, height, sex, food stamp participation, employment status, diet status, day of consumption, household size, age, and income, All the variables, with the exceptio...

We estimate the importance of household liquidity for the effect of the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) on vehicle transactions. We measure the average program impact by comparing households with “clunkers” eligible for CARS to households with similar vehicles that are ineligible. The liquidity provided by CARS contributed to its larger than anticipated take-up. Clunkers with existing loans,...

In this note, we correct an error from Halliday (2010) in which we explored the degree to which household size is measured with errors. After our correction, we find that an upper bound on the variance of these measurement errors increases by a factor of four. In fact, our calculations suggest that these errors could be as high as 20% of the total variation in household size. However, ∗E-mail: ...

Land is an integral part of people’s culture, economy, and livelihoods. Social and temporal mobility of people affect land acquisition, distribution, and utilization, which consequently impacts on food security and human wellbeing. Using the data collected by means of household survey, focus group discussions, in-depth interviews, and participant observation, this paper examines the dynamics of...