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Wal-Mart and Values: Painting the Town Red?

Art Carden
Rhodes College

Charles Courtemanche
University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Jeremy Meiners
Washington University, St. Louis - Department of Economics

April 1, 2009

Abstract:
This essay explores the relationship between commerce and culture in the context of the recent debate over the social effect of Wal-Mart. In spite of much public debate, little is known about how Wal-Mart affects values. Using data collected from multiple sources, we show there is little evidence that Wal-Mart makes communities more conservative or more progressive.

Keywords: Wal-Mart, values, retail, social capital

JEL Classifications: A13, L81, N3, O18, Z13

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Date posted: June 23, 2007 ; Last revised: April 08, 2009

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Carden, Art, Courtemanche, Charles and Meiners, Jeremy, Wal-Mart and Values: Painting the Town Red? (April 1, 2009). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=996164

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Art Carden (Contact Author) Rhodes College ( email ) 2000 North Parkway Memphis, TN 38112 United States 901-843-3736 (Fax) HOME PAGE: http://www.rhodes.edu/academics/143.asp
Charles Courtemanche University of North Carolina at Greensboro ( email ) Greensboro, NC 27412 United States
Jeremy Meiners Washington University, St. Louis - Department of Economics ( email ) One Brookings Drive St. Louis, MO 63130 United States

Abstract

Citations (2)

Date posted: June 23, 2007 ; Last revised: April 08, 2009

Suggested Citation

Contact Information

Art Carden (Contact Author)

Charles Courtemanche

Jeremy Meiners