The dynamics of individuals' fat consumption

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 836-850

  Arnade, Carlos ^a   Gopinath, Munisamy ^b  

^a ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic utility function; Food demand health choice; Household data

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; FOOD SUPPLY; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 33750076050     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8276.2006.00901.x     Document Type: Article

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