This article provides empirical evidence showing that the opportunity cost of time explains the frequency of household food waste. We analyze three waves of a longitudinal panel survey representative of the French population. In the second wave, the respondents were asked whether they had wasted...

This paper provides empirical evidence on the welfare losses associated with asymmetric information about product quality in a competitive market. When consumers cannot observe product characteristics at the time of purchase, atomistic producers have no incentive to supply costly quality. We...

Controlling pests and infectious diseases requires coordination through coercive policies. Self-interested agents facing limited inspections and penalties may not comply on these policies, which generates further infections and potentially large costs. Estimating these costs is challenging...

This paper explores the relationships between overall diet quality and attitudes toward risk and time using a general population survey. Our survey combines (i) a state-of-the-art food frequency questionnaire with (ii) a choice-based preference module to elicit individual risk and time...