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Take off the heater: Utility effect and food environment effect in food consumption decisions
Lombardini-Riipinen, Chiara; Lankoski, Leena - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE; … - 2010
In this paper, we describe individual food consumption decisions as driven by a utility effect and a food environment effect. To outline the utility effect, we first develop a new theoretical model of individual food consumption. Next, we introduce the food environment effect by showing how the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009368307
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Accounting for Product Substitution in the Analysis of Food Taxes Targeting Obesity
Miao, Zhen; Beghin, John C.; Jensen, Helen H. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2011
We extend the existing literature on food taxes targeting obesity. First, we incorporate the implicit substitution …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009002478
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Quantifying Obesity in Economic Research: How Misleading is the Body Mass Index?
Parks, Joanna C.; Smith, Aaron D.; Alston, Julian M. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2010
Replaced with revised version of paper 07/19/10.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009020386
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Obesity and Hyperbolic Discounting: An Experimental Analysis
Richards, Timothy J.; Hamilton, Stephen F.; Pofahl, … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2010
health. Our results show that discount functions are quasi-hyperbolic in shape, and that obesity and drinking are positively … related to the discount rate. Anti-obesity policy, therefore, would be best directed to informing individuals as to the long …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009020464
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Obesity and Labor Market Outcomes in Post-Soviet Russia
Huffman, Sonya Kostova; Rizov, Marian - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009020583
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The Effects of Farm Commodity Policies and Retail Food Policies on Obesity and Economic Welfare in the United States
Okrent, Abigail M.; Alston, Julian M. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2010
Replaced with revised version of paper 03/16/2011.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009020592
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The Effects of a Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax: Consumption, Calorie Intake, Obesity, and Tax Burden by Income
Lin, Biing-Hwan; Smith, Travis A.; Lee, Jonq-Ying - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2010
generate revenue that governments can use to address the obesity-caused health and economic burden. Two beverage demand systems …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009020624
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Self-Perception of Weight and Health and Dietary Quality
Lin, Chung-Tung Jordan; Lee, Jonq-Ying - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009020682
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The Distributional Consequences of a Fiscal Food Policy: Evidence From the UK
Salois, Matthew J.; Tiffin, J. Richard - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2010
of the thin subsidy. Results suggest there is scope for the design of a fiscal food policy to combat obesity and poor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009020685
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Local Food Impacts on Health and Nutrition
Ferrer, Myra Clarisse R.; Fonsah, Esendugue Greg; … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2011
-related diseases namely, obesity and diabetes. Other variables were included in the analysis to provide additional evidence to previous …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009021116