The effects of data collection methods on calorie-expenditure elasticity estimates: A study from the Dominican Republic

Food Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 295-304

  Ohri Vachaspati, Punam ^a   Lorge Rogers, Beatrice ^b   Kennedy, Eileen ^c   Goldberg, Jeanne P ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Ctr for Nutr Policy and Promotion   (United States)

Author keywords

Calorie expenditure; Dominican Republic; Elasticity

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DATA ACQUISITION; FOOD CONSUMPTION; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITION;

EID: 0344699475     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-9192(98)00042-6     Document Type: Article

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