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Tax, Subsidy, and/or Information for Health: An Example from Fish Consumption
Marette, Stephan; Roosen, Jutta; Blanchemanche, Sandrine - 2007
laboratory, information about health effects leads to a statistically significant decrease (increase) in the willingness to pay …-unit subsidy on sardines without any information revealed to consumers lead to the highest welfare, because both the tax and … subsidy directly internalize health characteristics. The information policy combined with a per-unit tax on tuna and a per …
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FOOD DECISION, INFORMATION AND PERSONALITY
Loheac, Youenn; Combris, Pierre; Issancou, Sylvie - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE; … - 2010
, willingness to pay, reaction to new information), and underline some significant links. …
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Self efficacy as a mediator of the relationship between dietary knowledge and behavior
Rimal, Arbindra; Moon, Wanki - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2009
information only. …
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Fruit and Vegetable Consumption among College Students in Arkansas and Florida: Food Culture vs. Health Knowledge
Schroeter, Christiane; House, Lisa; Lorence, Argelia - In: International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 10 (2007) 03
This study determines the impact of demographics, dietary and health knowledge, and food culture on fruit and vegetable consumption of college students in Arkansas and Florida. Our empirical analysis demonstrates that food culture significantly impacts consumption of fruits and vegetables; a...
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ASYMMETRY IN RAW MILK SAFETY PERCEPTIONS AND INFORMATION: IMPLICATIONS FOR RISK IN FRESH PRODUCE MARKETING AND POLICY
Knutson, Ronald D.; Currier, Russell W.; Ribera, Luis; … - 2010
Scientific evidence clearly indicates that consumption of raw milk carries substantialdisease-inducing health risks. While federal U.S. policy mandates that milk moving in interstatecommerce be pasteurized; within 41 of 50 states, raw milk can be obtained for consumption.Warning labels...
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Nutritional & Health Claimed Products Market Development in Serbia: Exploration of Findings Obtained from In Depth Interviews
Stojanovic, Zaklina; Ognjanov, Galjina; … - 2010
The main objective of this paper is to present the most relevant findings obtained from in depthinterviews with processors and retailers about the N&H claimed products market in Serbia. Inour research we addressed the following set of topics: motivations and barriers to offer N&Hclaimed products...
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Effects of Taxing Sugar-Sweetened Beverage and Subsidizing Milk: Beverage Consumption, Nutrition, and Obesity among US Children
Lin, Biing-Hwan; Smith, Travis A.; Lee, Jonq-Ying - 2010
Taxing sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) has been proposed as a means to improve U.S. dietand health and generate revenue to address obesity-related issues. A related concern is thatchildren’s intake of SSBs, a third that of milk consumption in the late 1970s, now equals milkconsumption....
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Effects of Family, Friends, and Relative Prices on Fruit and Vegetable Consumption by African American Youths
Zhylyevskyy, Oleksandr; Jensen, Helen H.; Garasky, Steven B. - 2011
Paper for presentation at the Northeastern Agricultural & Resource Economics Association’s Workshop on Economics and Child Nutrition Programs, AAEA & NAREA Joint Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 23, 2011.
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THE IMPACT OF HOUSEHOLD-LEVEL DETERMINANTS OF CHILD HEALTH AND NUTRITION: CROSS-COUNTRY EVIDENCE FROM WEST AFRICA
Penders, Christopher L.; Staatz, John - 2001
Poor child health and nutrition persist throughout West Africa. This research analyzes the impact of key economic variables, including income, education and background characteristics, on child health and nutrition across nine different countries. The results are interpreted in the context of...
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Stated Preference Evaluation of Government Budgets
Kerr, Geoffrey N.; Cullen, Ross; Hughey, Kenneth F.D. - 2005
Stated preference approaches are widely used in non-market valuation. However, their potential uses extend far beyond valuation. In particular they can be used to assess efficiency of resource allocations and to design optimal resource allocations. Changes to the government budget were evaluated...
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