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 …

over six year of fundamental structural reforms of the economy. Our results highlight large and dramatically changing food …

In this paper we reassess the food consumption and dietary impact of the regimes of food and food price control and … eventually, food rationing, that were introduced in Britain during the First World War. At the end of the War the Sumner … workers' households. We also find that the price controls were particularly effective in changing the pattern of food spending …

model of fast food consumption. To estimate this equation we use a quasi maximum likelihood approach that allows us to … a panel dynamic weight production function relating an individual's Body Mass Index z-score (zBMI) to his fast food … peer effects in fast food consumption among adolescents belonging to a same friendship school network. Based on our …

women increases the expenditure share on food by about 4 to 5%. To study the allocation of expenditures within the food … basket, we estimate a demand system for food and we find that targeting payments to mothers induces, for different food …

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 …

Food production and distribution is essential for human well-being, but the food sector has experienced a number of … persons recently employed in the U.S. food sector with a focus on food manufacturing and grocery stores. We find that the … pandemic significantly reduced the probability of continued active employment for previous workers in both food manufacturing …

linkages between conflict, food insecurity, and food price shocks in Afghanistan. Spatial mappings of the raw data reveal large … variations in levels of food insecurity and conflict across the country; surprisingly, food insecurity is not higher in conflict … effects on household food security – measured by calorie intake and the real value of food consumed – based on the level of …