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Is the Focus on Food Deserts Fruitless? Retail Access and Food Purchases Across the Socioeconomic Spectrum
Handbury, Jessie - 2015
Using novel data describing the healthfulness of household food purchases and the retail landscapes consumers face, we …
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The Effects of Government Licensing on E-Commerce : Evidence from Alibaba
Jin, Ginger Zhe; Lu, Zhentong; Zhou, Xiaolu; Li, Chunxiao - 2022
Using proprietary data from Alibaba, we examine how the 2015 Food Safety Law (FSL) affects e-commerce in China. The FSL … requires most food sellers on e-commerce platforms to obtain a valid, online license for retail food handling. Because the FSL …, those that had a better online reputation and more online food sales before FSL tend to display their FSL license earlier on …
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Who Benefits from Calorie Labeling? An Analysis of its Effects on Body Mass
Deb, Partha - 2016
This study uses county-level variation in implementation of calorie labeling laws in the US to identify the effects of such laws on body mass. Using the 2003 to 2012 waves of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, we find a statistically insignificant average treatment effect for women...
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Foundations of Welfare Economics and Product Market Applications
McFadden, Daniel L. - 2017
A common problem in applied economics is to determine the impact on consumers of changes in prices and attributes of marketed products as a consequence of policy changes. Examples are prospective regulation of product safety and reliability, or retrospective compensation for harm from defective...
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Advertising Spending and Media Bias : Evidence from News Coverage of Car Safety Recalls
Beattie, Graham - 2017
Do news media bias content in favor of advertisers? We examine the relationship between advertising by auto manufacturers in U.S. newspapers and news coverage of car safety recalls. This context allows us to separate the influence of advertisers, who prefer less coverage, from that of readers,...
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Product Recalls and Firm Reputation
Jovanovic, Boyan - 2022
Product-recall data and information on stock-price reactions to recalls are used to estimate the value of reputation in a model in which product quality is not contractible. A recall is the result of a product defect that signals low effort. The recall triggers a reduction in the firm's product...
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International Standards and International Trade : Empirical Evidence from ISO 9000 Diffusion
Clougherty, Joseph A. - 2014
Empirical scholarship on the standards-trade relationship has been held up due to methodological challenges: measurement, varied effects, and endogeneity. Considering the trade-effects of one particular standard (ISO 9000), we surmount methodological challenges by measuring standardization via...
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On the Role and Design of Dispute Settlement Procedures in International Trade Agreements
Maggi, Giovanni - 2008
Formal economic analysis of trade agreements typically treats disputes as synonymous with concerns about enforcement. But in reality, most WTO disputes involve disagreements of interpretation concerning the agreement, or instances where the agreement is simply silent. And some have suggested...
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Exposure to Food Advertising on Television : Associations with Children's Fast Food and Soft Drink Consumption and Obesity
Andreyeva, Tatiana - 2014
There is insufficient research on the direct effects of food advertising on children's diet and diet-related health … Survey-Kindergarten Cohort (ECLS-K) and the Nielsen Company data on spot television advertising of cereals, fast food … food advertising on television and children's food consumption and body weight. Our results suggest that soft drink and …
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Do Consumer Price Subsidies Really Improve Nutrition?
Jensen, Robert T. - 2014
Many developing countries use food-price subsidies or price controls to improve the nutrition of the poor. However …
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