The effect of food store access and income on household purchases of fruits and vegetables: A mixed effects analysis

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 69-88

  Kyureghian, Gayaneh ^a   Nayga, Rodolfo M ^b,c   Bhattacharya, Suparna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Food availability; Food deserts; Food policy; Fruits and vegetables; Mixed effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874151704     PISSN: 20405790     EISSN: 20405804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aepp/pps043     Document Type: Article

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