We apply a bivariate probit model and cluster analysis to German household survey data to evaluate factors influencing consumption of conventional and organic potatoes. Results show there is a positive but insignificant correlation between the consumption of conventional and organic potatoes...

The Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) was developed to improve the efficiency of food safety regulations for the quality control of meat products. HACCP regulations is a set of codified principles that was developed by industrial engineers for the prevention of pathogenic microbial...

Imports of agricultural products into the United States represent a significant share of many foods consumed in the United States today. Inadequacy and problems of sanitation and hygiene deficiencies in exporting countries can lead to contamination in imported foods and pose a food safety risk....

Major changes in the use of US sweeteners have occurred since 1970, in both the amount and composition. Increased consumption of caloric sweeteners, especially in beverages, has been linked to excess energy intake and lower-quality diets. We examine how US farm policies (specifically...

This study examines the dynamics of welfare programme participation during the initial period (1993ï¾–1995) of programme reforms at the state-level in Iowa. The programme changes for the state were remarkably similar to the national reforms implemented in the USA in 1996. Analysis of the...

Over the last decade, new information has been developed and collected to measure the extent of food insecurity and hunger in the United States. Common measurement of the phenomenon of hunger and food insecurity has become possible through efforts of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to...

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The price-wedge method yields a tariff-equivalent estimate of technical barriers to trade (TBT). An extension of this method accounts for imperfect substitution between domestic and imported goods and incorporates recent findings on trade costs. We explore the sensitivity of this revamped TBT...

In 1993, Iowa obtained a waiver to enact many of the key provisions of TANF in its welfare assistance and initiated the Iowa Family Investment Program (FIP). Iowa state administrative data for the period 1993-95 and examine the characteristics of households and program participation. We focus on...

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