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An Experimental Investigation of the Impact of Fat Taxes: Prices Effects, Food Stigma, and Information Effects on Economics Instruments to Improve Dietary Health
Cash, Sean B.; Lacanilao, Ryan D.; Adamowicz, Wiktor L.; … - Department of Resource Economics and Environmental … - 2008
There is currently no published research on how food taxes may affect consumer behaviour when the imposition of the tax itself may be considered a source of consumer information. The work undertaken here seeks to address this gap in the literature by using experimental methods to enhance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005459669
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An International Comparison of the Effects of Government Agricultural Support on Food Budget Shares
Miller, J. Corey; Coble, Keith H. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 40 (2008) 02
This study evaluates econometrically the effect of government support to agriculture on a measure of the affordability of food in 10 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries. The panel model we construct specifically utilizes two values calculated by the OECD:...
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Obesity Epidemics: The Potential Role of Retailing Sector in Promoting Fruit and Vegetable Consumption
Fioriti, Linda; Marchini, Andrea; Diotallevi, Francesco; … - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2012
After a deep review of the main economic studies and applications about the emerging problem of obesity, this paper …
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Soda Taxes and Substitution Effects: Will Obesity be Affected?
Fletcher, Jason - In: Choices 26 (2011) 3
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Nutrition Effects of the Supermarket Revolution on Urban Consumers and Smallholder Farmers in Kenya
Qaim, Matin; Andersson, Camilla I.M.; Chege, Christine G.K. - Institut für Agrarökonomie, Georg-August-Universität … - 2014
Food systems in developing countries are transforming, involving a rapid expansion of supermarkets. This supermarket revolution may affect dietary patterns and nutrition, but empirical evidence is scarce. The few existing studies have analyzed implications for food consumers and producers...
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The Effect of Food-Away-from-Home and Food-at-Home Expenditures on Obesity Rates: A State-Level Analysis
Cai, Yongxia; Alviola IV, Pedro A.; Nayga Jr., Rodolfo M.; … - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 40 (2008) 02
food-away-from-home and food-at-home expenditures on overweight rates, obesity rates, and combined rates. Our random … effects model estimates suggest that food-away-from-home expenditures are positively related to obesity and combined rates …, while food-at-home expenditures are negatively related to obesity and combined rates. However, the magnitudes of these …
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Distributional Impacts of Food Price Changes on Consumer Welfare in Hungary and Romania following EU Accession
Hubbard, Carmen; Szigeti, Judith; Podruzsik, Szilard - 2010
This paper focuses on the estimation of changes in economic welfare (real income) on different groups (income deciles) of Hungarian and Romanian consumers following food price changes as a result of accession to the European Union (EU) in 2004 and 2007. It identifies in both countries those...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442733
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Value Chains and Chains of Values: Tracing Tanzanian Tea
Loconto, A. - 2010
The objective of this paper is to examine value chain governance through case studies of four different certified value chains for Tanzanian tea. This paper takes a look at a traditional export commodity, tea, and discusses the implications of involvement in value-based certification schemes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442734
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Effets d’un changement institutionnel, la réforme du protocole sucre (ACP-UE), sur la filière légumes frais à l’île Maurice.
Ramasawmy, B.; Fort, F. - 2010
This paper investigates the strategies adopted by economic actors in the context of an institutional change. We base ourselves on data collected as part of an exploratory study in the sugar and fresh vegetable supply chains in Mauritius. The reform of the sugar protocol between the European...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442741
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PREMIUMHANDELSMARKEN IM LEBENSMITTELEINZELHANDEL - EINE IMAGEANALYSE AM BEISPIEL VON REWE FEINE WELT
Frank, Kerstin; Obermowe, Tim; Spiller, Achim - 2011
Aktuellen Beobachtungen im deutschen Lebensmitteleinzelhandel (LEH) zufolge treten die Handelsunternehmen mit der Einführung von Premiumhandelsmarken bzw. Genusshandels-marken (als sehr jungen Premiumhandelsmarkentyp) in direkte Konkurrenz zu entsprechen-den Herstellermarken und stellen Themen...
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