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Using Scanner Data for Food Policy Research

By: Mary K. Muth,Abigail Okrent,Chen Zhen,Shawn Karns

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Using Scanner Data for Food Policy Research

By: Mary K. Muth,Abigail Okrent,Chen Zhen,Shawn Karns

Using Scanner Data for Food Policy Research is a practitioners' guide to using and interpreting scanner data obtained from stores and households in policy research. It provides practical advice for using the data and interpreting their results. It helps the reader address key methodological issues such as aggregation, constructing price indices, and matching the data to nutrient values. It demonstrates some of the key econometric and statistical applications of the data, including estimating demand systems for policy simulation, analyzing effects of food access on food choices, and conducting cost-benefit analysis of food policies. This guide is intended for early-career researchers, particularly those working with scanner data in agricultural and food economics, nutrition, and public health contexts. - Describe different types of scanner data, the types of information available in the data, and the vendors that offer these data - Describe food-label data that can be appended to scanner data - Identify key questions that researchers should consider when acquiring scanner and label data for food policy research - Demonstrate how to use scanner data using tools from econometric and statistical analyses, including the limitations in interpreting results using the data - Describe and resolve key methodological issues related to using the data to facilitate more rapid analyses - Provide an overview of published literature as background for designing new studies - Demonstrate key applications of the data for food policy research

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The Effects of Farm and Food Policy on Obesity in the United States

By: Julian M. Alston,Abigail M. Okrent

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The Effects of Farm and Food Policy on Obesity in the United States

By: Julian M. Alston,Abigail M. Okrent

This book uses an economic framework to examine the consequences of U.S. farm and food policies for obesity, its social costs, and the implications for government policy. Drawing on evidence from economics, public health, nutrition, and medicine, the authors evaluate past and potential future roles of policies such as farm subsidies, public agricultural R&D, food assistance programs, taxes on particular foods (such as sodas) or nutrients (such as fat), food labeling laws, and advertising controls. The findings are mostly negative—it is generally not economic to use farm and food policies as obesity policy—but some food policies that combine incentives and information have potential to make a worthwhile impact. This book is accessible to advanced undergraduate and graduate students across the sciences and social sciences, as well as to decision-makers in the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors. Winner of the Quality of Research Discovery Award from the Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society.

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Using Scanner Data for Food Policy Research

By: Mary K. Muth,Abigail Okrent,Chen Zhen,Shawn Karns

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The Effects of Farm and Food Policy on Obesity in the United States

By: Julian M. Alston,Abigail M. Okrent

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By: Julian M. Alston,Abigail M. Okrent

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Using Scanner Data for Food Policy Research

Using Scanner Data for Food Policy Research

The Effects of Farm and Food Policy on Obesity in the United States

The Effects of Farm and Food Policy on Obesity in the United States

Using Scanner Data for Food Policy Research

Using Scanner Data for Food Policy Research

The Effects of Farm and Food Policy on Obesity in the United States

The Effects of Farm and Food Policy on Obesity in the United States

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