The impact of food prices on consumption: A systematic review of research on the price elasticity of demand for food

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 216-222

  Andreyeva, Tatiana ^a   Long, Michael W ^a   Brownell, Kelly D ^b  

^a Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER; COST; ECONOMIC RECESSION; ECONOMICS; FOOD; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; REVIEW; STATISTICAL MODEL; TAX; UNITED STATES;

CONSUMER SATISFACTION; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC RECESSION; FOOD; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; NUTRITION POLICY; TAXES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 75649125287     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.151415     Document Type: Review

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