The Likely Effects of Price Increases on Commissary Patronage: A Review of the Literature

doi:10.7249/RR835

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DOI	10.7249/RR835
报告编号	RR-835-OSD
	The Likely Effects of Price Increases on Commissary Patronage: A Review of the Literature
	Craig Bond; Julia Pollak; Bernard D. Rostker; Cate Yoon
	2015
出版年	2015
页数	66
语种	英语
国家	美国
出版者	RAND Corporation
领域	资源环境
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.
英文关键词	Military Budgets and Defense Spending United States Military Personnel Students
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来源平台	Rand Corporation
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文献类型	科技报告
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/4264
专题	资源环境科学
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Craig Bond,Julia Pollak,Bernard D. Rostker,et al. The Likely Effects of Price Increases on Commissary Patronage: A Review of the Literature:RAND Corporation,2015.