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Livestock product trade and highly contagious animal diseases
Niemi, Jarkko K.; Lehtonen, Heikki - Agricultural Economics Society - AES - 2014
An outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) can distort livestock markets. In this paper we have simulated welfare effects due to the risk of a hypothetical FMD outbreak and trade distortions associated with the disease. The analysis was carried out with stochastic dynamic partial-equilibrium...
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On the Nexus between Economic and Obesity Crisis in Spain: Parametric and Nonparametric Analysis of the Role of Economic Factors on Obesity Prevalence
Radwan, Amr; Gil, José M. - Agricultural Economics Society - AES - 2014
Poor diets and rising obesity rates dominate the current food, nutrition and health policy debate in many countries …, including Spain. Despite the increasing obesity rate in Spain, there has been no known published research in Spain that has … studied the economic factors affecting obesity prevalence. The main aim of our work is analysing the relevance of economic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010918747
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Supermarket Promotions and Food Prices
Lan, H.; Lloyd, T. A.; Morgan, C. W. - Agricultural Economics Society - AES - 2014
Using a sample comprising nearly a quarter of a million weekly prices from the largest seven supermarket chains in the UK, we present statistical evidence on two pricing practices that have attracted public interest. Analysing price dynamics before and after periods of promotional discounting...
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UK Public Health Responsibility Deals – can they nudge consumers towards healthier diets?
Srinivasan, C.S. - Agricultural Economics Society - AES - 2015
The UK Government’s Responsibility Deals (Food Network) seeks to promote healthier dietary choices by consumers through food industry-led product reformulation initiatives enhancing the availability of healthier foods. Such public-private partnerships based on voluntary action from the food...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011275754
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Fat Taxes and Thin Subsidies: Distributional Impacts and Welfare Effects
Salois, Matthew J.; Tiffin, J. Richard - Agricultural Economics Society - AES - 2010
The extant literature on fat taxes and thin subsidies tends to focus on the overall effectiveness of such fiscal instruments in altering diets and improving health. However, little is known about the welfare impacts of fiscal food policies on society. This paper fills a gap in the literature by...
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Calories, Obesity and Health in OECD Countries
Mazzocchi, Mario; Traill, W. Bruce - Agricultural Economics Society - AES - 2007
, obesity and health in OECD countries and the large differences among countries. The empirical model shows that progress in … medical treatment and health expenditure mitigates mortality from diet-related diseases, despite rising obesity rates. While …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005522108
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A behavioural analysis of the diet-health relationship in the older Italian population
Mazzocchi, Mario; Irz, Xavier; Modugno, Lucia; Traill, … - Agricultural Economics Society - AES - 2014
The continuous aging of the EU population poses important challenges to the sustainability of welfare states. Part of the solution is to ensure that people not only live longer but also better (i.e., can function independently while remaining free of disease and disability), which may be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010918741
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FOOD PREFERENCES SEGMENTATION USING AN AIDS/MIXTURE APPROACH
Arnoult, Matthieu H.; Kehlbacher, Ariane; Srinivasan, C.S. - Agricultural Economics Society - AES - 2015
Excess weight is a problem affecting over half of the British population, with some categories being more at risk than others, in particular in lower socio-economic groups. In that respect, differentiated dietary behaviours are known to contribute to inequalities in health outcomes. Segmentation...
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Consumer, Manufacturer and Retailer Responses to Health Price Policies: the example of EU Sugar Price Reform on the Soft Drink Market
Bonnet, Celine; Requillart, Vincent - Agricultural Economics Society - AES - 2011
Healthier food diet is likely to prevent numerous non communicable diseases. Then there is a growing interest in evaluating the impact of food price taxation on food consumption. However, strategic reactions of both manufacturers and retailers are missing in empirical analyses. Rather, passive...
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Using Choice Experiments to Measure Consumers’ Preferences for Functional Dairy Products in Germany: Are Willingness-To-Pay Estimates Affected by Starting Point Bias?
Bechtold, Kai-Brit; Abdulai, Awudu - Agricultural Economics Society - AES - 2012
This study employs stated preference data from a choice experiment to address two issues related to consumer demand for functional dairy products: (1) Consumers’ preferences for functional dairy product attributes in Germany, and (2) are willingness-to-pay estimates obtained in the choice...
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