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and the tax incidence among income groups of VAT reforms and excise duty reforms. The VAT reforms include subsidies of … healthy products(products labelled with the Swedish National Food Administration’s healthy symbol) funded by increased VAT on … the lowest income group, the excise duty reforms seem to have a positive health effect across all other income groups …
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In this paper, we simulate the effects of taxes on products and/or nutrients aimed at encouraging a healthier grain consumption. To carry out the analysis, we use a rich data set on household consumption of grain products, combined with information about the nutritional content of the products....
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In this paper, we simulate the effects of taxes on products and/or nutrients aimed at encouraging a healthier grain consumption. To carry out the analysis, we use a rich data set on household consumption of grain products, combined with information about the nutritional content of the products....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005652027
unhealthy nutrients from the reforms, making the net health effects difficult to evaluate. Seniors and couples without children … also gain the most financially, paying less food taxes and facing, depending on the reform, either a lower price level than … children – appear to gain the least financially from the reforms: they pay more food taxes and face relatively high increases …
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unhealthy nutrients from the reforms, making the net health effects difficult to evaluate. Seniors and couples without children … also gain the most financially, paying less food taxes and facing, depending on the reform, either a lower price level than … children – appear to gain the least financially from the reforms: they pay more food taxes and face relatively high increases …
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. Advances in food production have reduced the calorie costs of sweeteners and fats well below the costs of fruits, vegetables … nutrition information only shifts the supply of healthier foods toward higher-income, health conscious consumers. The most … promising food consumption policy interventions focus on providing incentives to increase production of healthier foods, and …
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-related health. After the fall of the Wall, East Germans permanently changed their diet by consuming novel western food products. A … weight and obesity rates. We first introduce the concept of novelty consumption, which refers to an increase in food … availability due to trade or innovation. Then we study how novel food products alter the optimal consumption bundle and welfare …
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-related health. After the fall of the Wall, East Germans permanently changed their diet by consuming novel western food products. A … weight and obesity rates. We first introduce the concept of novelty consumption, which refers to an increase in food … availability due to trade or innovation. Then we study how novel food products alter the optimal consumption bundle and welfare …
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design. Analyzing data on 10,787 adults from the China Health and Nutrition Survey, our estimation reveals that hypertension … frequency and the incidence of excessive drinking among them were reduced by 1.2 times/week and 17.9 percentage points …
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