| DOI: | 10.7249/RR835
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| 报告号: | RR-835-OSD
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| 报告题名: | The Likely Effects of Price Increases on Commissary Patronage: A Review of the Literature |
| 作者: | Craig Bond; Julia Pollak; Bernard D. Rostker; Cate Yoon
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| 出版者: | RAND Corporation
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| 出版年: | 2015
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| 发表日期: | 2015
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| 总页数: | 66
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| 国家: | 美国
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| 语种: | 英语
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| 英文关键词: | Military Budgets and Defense Spending
; United States
; Military Personnel
; Students
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| 英文摘要: | To determine the likely effects of increased commissary prices, should the annual taxpayer subsidy to the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) be reduced, this report reviews how price changes have affected grocery retailers in the private sector through changes in store choice and analyzes how these results might translate into changes in sales and revenues within the commissary system. Prior research from the private sector suggests that commissary consumers are likely to be relatively responsive to price changes, so price increases should be expected to result in both decreased commissary unit sales and decreased revenues. Raising overall price levels will likely not be a successful strategy to cover shortfalls in costs caused by the elimination of the annual U.S. Department of Defense appropriation. Commissary patrons will see their grocery bills increase, though not by the full amount of the price increase if they substitute non-grocery goods and services and/or alternative retailers of groceries. In addition, changes in commissary pricing may have negative secondary and nonmarket effects, including effects on retention and recruitment; reductions in contributions to Morale, Well-Being, and Recreation programs; possible demand reductions for military exchanges; and changes in the calculated cost of living adjustment. The report also provides a strategy for gathering the information needed to estimate the relevant effects of a price increase on the activities of DeCA with greater precision. |
| URL: | http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR800/RR835/RAND_RR835.pdf
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| 资源类型: | 研究报告
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| 标识符: | http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/27688
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| Appears in Collections: | 影响、适应和脆弱性
科学计划与规划
气候减缓与适应
气候变化事实与影响
气候变化与战略
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Craig Bond,Julia Pollak,Bernard D. Rostker,et al. The Likely Effects of Price Increases on Commissary Patronage: A Review of the Literature. 2015-01-01.
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