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THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF A FISCAL FOOD POLICY
Salois, Matthew J.; Tiffin, Richard - 2010
This paper examines the health effects of a fiscal food policy based on a combinationof fat taxes and thin subsidies. The fat tax is based on the saturated fat content of fooditems while the thin subsidy is applied to select fruit and vegetbale items. The policy is designed to be revenue neutral...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009445849
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THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF A FISCAL FOOD POLICY
Salois, Matthew J.; Tiffin, J. Richard - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE; … - 2010
This paper examines the health effects of a fiscal food policy based on a combination of fat taxes and thin subsidies. The fat tax is based on the saturated fat content of food items while the thin subsidy is applied to select fruit and vegetable items. The policy is designed to be revenue...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009368325
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The Distributional Consequences of a Fiscal Food Policy: Evidence From the UK
Salois, Matthew J.; Tiffin, J. Richard - 2010
of the thin subsidy. Results suggest there is scope for the design of a fiscal food policy to combat obesity and poor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009446121
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The Impacts of Fat Taxes and Thin Subsidies on Nutrient Intakes
Salois, Matthew J.; Tiffin, J. Richard - Agricultural Economics Society - AES - 2011
This paper examines the health effects of a fiscal food policy based on a combination of fat taxes and thin subsidies. The fat tax is based on the saturated fat content of food items while the thin subsidy is applied to select fruit and vegetable items. The policy is designed to be revenue...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009220512
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The Distributional Consequences of a Fiscal Food Policy: Evidence From the UK
Salois, Matthew J.; Tiffin, J. Richard - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2010
of the thin subsidy. Results suggest there is scope for the design of a fiscal food policy to combat obesity and poor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009020685
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REDUCING CONSUMPTION OF FOOD WITH HIGH LEVEL OF FAT, SUGAR AND/OR SALT AMONG YOUNG GENERATION
Szucs, Robert Sandor; Csapo, Zsolt - In: APSTRACT: Applied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce 4 (2010)
and/or salt are popularised for this segment. At the same time nearly 7 people die of obesity or from complications of … obesity in Hungary each hour – one every 9 minutes. Less than 10% of youth are of the belief of eating healthy and more then …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008560275
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FAT TAX: A POLITICAL MEASURE TO REDUCE OVERWEIGHT? THE CASE OF GERMANY
Thiele, Silke - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE; … - 2010
Using an Almost Ideal Demand System food price elasticities for German households are calculated. These elasticities serve as a basis to simulate the effect of the substitutions of different food types due to a tax on saturated fat. The change of food structure causes effects on the energy and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009368343
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The Effects of a Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax: Consumption, Calorie Intake, Obesity, and Tax Burden by Income
Lin, Biing-Hwan; Smith, Travis A; Lee, Jonq-Ying - 2010
generate revenue that governments can use to address the obesity-caused health and economic burden. Two beverage demand systems …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009446096
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The Effect of a Multi-tiered Model for Reducing Obesity Risk Factors: Attitude and Behavior Change in a Rural Community
Thapa, Janani; Lyford, Conrad P.; Belasco, Eric J.; … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2013
While there is increasing interest in reducing obesity, relatively few of these efforts focus on rural communities. A … multi-tiered model to reduce obesity risk factors was developed and implemented to change food behavior and health awareness … increase in, a) obesity as cancer risk awareness and b) food nutrition awareness. Also, increased food nutrition awareness …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880648
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Does the alternative food supply network affect the human health?
Bimbo, Francesco; Viscecchia, Rosaria; Nardone, Gianluca - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2012
In the last years the promotion of alternative food supply networks has grown in many developed countries as tool of Rural Development. There are evidences about the potential beneficial role of these networks in promoting healthy eating habits becoming also an important measure of health...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010909452