This study uses data from the December 2003 Food Security Supplement of the CPS to compare the food insufficiency and … insecurity measures with objective measures of food expenditures and objective and subjective measures of food needs. The study … examines the general relationships between these variables and finds that reports of food hardships are positively associated …

food imports from the U.S. with anthropometric and food expenditure data. Our findings suggest that exposure to food … 2012. Pro-obesity effects are driven by areas more exposed to unhealthy food imports. We also find evidence in favour of a …

Time scarcity is one of the strongest correlates of fast food consumption. To estimate the causal effect of time lost … on food choice, we match daily store-specific foot traffic data traced via smartphones to plausibly exogenous shocks in … results imply a net reduction in healthy food store choice due to time lost. …

with observed household consumption decisions. Our approach is based on inference from household-level estimation of food … Engel curves in the US and in a few other countries. For a given price index as the deflator of income, deviations from food …

in the North-East of England was the first local authority to ban planning permission for any new fast-food outlet. We …-2020. Data on food outlets were obtained from Food Standard Agency Food Hygiene Rating Scheme for 2012-2020. Data on area level … not use planning policy to restrict fast-food outlets. The analysis was at the Middle Super Output Area Level (MSOA). Our …

Using spatial and temporal variation in openings of fast food restaurants in Norway between 1980 and 2007, we study the …