We identify that consignments rejected by the European Union, due to the presence of unauthorized Genetically Modified food, have been diverted to third countries, creating trade deflections. We rely on a gravity model to examine the effects on food products. Our results show that the rejection...

The literature assessing the efficacy of the Food Stamp Program, now called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), has long puzzled over positive associations between food stamp receipt and various undesirable health outcomes such as food insecurity. Assessing the impact of food...

Policymakers have been puzzled to observe that food stamp households appear more likely tobe food insecure than observationally similar eligible nonparticipating households. We reexamine this issueallowing for nonclassical reporting errors in food stamp participation and food insecurity....

Laut Umfragen stellt die Gesundheit für viele Menschen einen sehr hohen Wert, meist sogar den höchsten Wert dar. Wurde früher Gesundheit als Abwesenheit von Krankheit definiert, so hat sich die Gesundheit heute zu einem mehrdimensionalen Konstrukt gewandelt, das sich aus körperlichem und...