There has been significant growth in political, public, media, and academic interest in taxes
and subsidies to encourage healthy food consumption over the past 3 years. The present …

Abstract The Global Burden of Disease Study and related studies report unhealthy diet is the
leading risk for death and disability globally. Given the evidence associating diet and non …

Abstract A censored Exact Affine Stone Index incomplete demand system is estimated for 23
packaged foods and beverages and a numéraire good. Instrumental variables are used to …

The food consumer plays an increasingly prominent role in shaping the food and farming
system. A better understanding of how public policies affect consumer choice and how those …

Although economic research on food consumer demand has exploded in recent years, most
survey demand elicitation approaches have substantial limitations for food policy …

Recent studies on agritourism share a common voice in that the economic benefit of
agritourism to farms is significant but rather small. However, the majority of studies examine …

As US beef and pork prices approached record high levels in 2014, industry analysts
expressed surprised at consumer response. Because the relative price swings have …

Government-issued agricultural subsidies are worsening obesity trends in America. Current
agricultural policy remains largely uninformed by public health discourse. Although findings …

This paper provides an overview and analysis of wine regulations in an international and
historical comparative perspective. Wine is an excellent sector to study government …

Little progress has been made in reducing deaths from chronic noncommunicable diseases
associated with being overweight or obese worldwide, prompting the World Health …