EFFECTS OF FOOD AND HEALTH SPENDING PATTERNS ON THE HEALTH OF THE ELDERLY

Examines linkages between food and health spending patterns, income, and health status of the elderly. Links these relationships to food insecurity and expenditures on nutraceuticals. Methodology includes simultaneous estimation of expenditure systems and health production functions. Preliminary results indicate simultaneity between health production function and spending patterns throughout the life cycle.

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Year of publication:	2002
Authors:	Gomez, Miguel I. ; Ranney, Christine K.
Institutions:	Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA
Subject:	Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety \| Health Economics and Policy

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	2002 Annual meeting, July 28-31, Long Beach, CA.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series 2002 Annual meeting, July 28-31, Long Beach, CA Number 19608
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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