Rickard, Bradley J.; Okrent, Abigail M.; Alston, Julian M. - Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and … - 2011
Many commentators have speculated that agricultural policies have contributed to increased obesity rates in the United … programs, prices and consumption of foods, and caloric intake. This article carefully studies the effects of U.S. agricultural … policies on prices and quantities of ten agricultural commodities and nine food categories in the United States over time …