The theory and econometrics of health information in cross-sectional nutrient demand analysis

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 840-851

  Park, Jaehong ^a,b   Davis, George C ^b  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross sectional data; Demand; Health information; Instrumental variables

Indexed keywords

ECONOMETRICS; FOOD CONSUMPTION; NUTRIENT;

EID: 0035666371     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0002-9092.00213     Document Type: Article

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