The Danish tax on saturated fat - Short run effects on consumption, substitution patterns and consumer prices of fats

Food Policy

Volumn 42, Issue , 2013, Pages 18-31

  Jensen, Jørgen Dejgård ^a   Smed, Sinne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Demand response; Fat tax; Price response; Retail sales

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ECONOMETRICS; FOOD MARKET; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; PANEL DATA; PRICE DYNAMICS; RETAILING; TAX SYSTEM;

DENMARK;

EID: 84880624120     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2013.06.004     Document Type: Article

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