Demand for carbonated soft drinks: Implications for obesity policy

Applied Economics

Volumn 44, Issue 22, 2012, Pages 2859-2865

  Lopez, Rigoberto A ^a   Fantuzzi, Kristen L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b Keystone Community Living   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbonated soft drinks; Demand; Obesity; Sodas; Taxes

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DEMAND ANALYSIS; FOOD; FOOD POLICY; LOGIT ANALYSIS; OBESITY; TAX SYSTEM;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052001759     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2011.568397     Document Type: Article

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