The impact of tax reforms designed to encourage healthier grain consumption

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 622-634

  Nordström, Jonas ^a,c   Thunström, Linda ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c The Swedish Retail Institute HUI   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Consumer economics; Food; Health; Taxation

Indexed keywords

FAT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUGAR;

FOOD CONSUMPTION; MARKET; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PRICE DYNAMICS; TAX REFORM;

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; FIBER; FOOD INTAKE; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GRAIN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOUSEHOLD; MARKETING; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITION; SIMULATION; TAX;

CEREALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; TAXES;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 67349085107     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2009.02.005     Document Type: Article

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