for the abilityof consumers to substitute leaner low-fat and low-sugar items for rich food items within the samefood group …We extend the existing literature on food taxes targeting obesity. We systematically incorporatethe implicit … and fats. The approach conditions how foodand obesity taxes affect total calorie intake. The proposed methodology accounts …

accounts for the ability of consumers to substitute leaner low-fat and low-sugar items for rich food items within the same food …We extend the existing literature on food taxes targeting obesity. We systematically incorporate the implicit … and fats. The approach conditions how food and obesity taxes affect total calorie intake. The proposed methodology …

Sugar taxes are often considered as a possible tool to tackle excessive sugar consumption. This paper estimates a … demand for sugary colas across different consumer types. The results show that a sugar tax would be less effective among the … targeted population of heavy sugar consumers. This policy, however, would be more effective among low-income households. Tax …

obesity epidemics? This report briefly examines the evidence base on unhealthy diets, including the associated burden on …

Due to high levels of obesity, various government interventions have been proposed to curb the consumption of sugar …

We study the impact of a hypothetical tax on sugar - sweetened beverages (SSBs) on the US households' nutrients …

In order to reduce obesity and associated costs, policymakers are considering various policies, including taxes, to …

most commodities and increased their use in food production, ceteris paribus, although corn has benefited more than sugar … crops in the technical progress. Commodity programs have raised the price of sugar and decreased the price of corn; high … fructose corn syrup (HFCS) became an inexpensive substitute for sugar in food beginning in 1970. However, the effect of this …

lifestyles (leading to obesity) are a major source of preventable deaths. This chapter overviews the theoretical frameworks for …