Five-a-day, a price to pay: An evaluation of the UK program impact accounting for market forces
We provide an ex-post assessment of the UK 5-a-day information campaign, where the positive effects of information are disentangled from potentially conflicting price dynamics. Using 4 years of data from the Expenditure and Food Survey between 2002 and 2006, we estimate that the 5-a-day program has lifted fruit and vegetable consumption by 0.3 portions, on average. We also provide quantitative evidence of a differentiated impact by income group, ranging from 0.2 to 0.7 portions. All impacts are larger than those observed by simply comparing pre-policy and post-policy intakes.
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2011
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Authors: | Capacci, Sara ; Mazzocchi, Mario |
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Journal of Health Economics. - Elsevier, ISSN 0167-6296. - Vol. 30.2011, 1, p. 87-98
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Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Keywords: | Policy evaluation Almost Ideal Demand System Fruit and vegetable prices Expenditure and Food Survey |
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