The short-run impact of the healthy incentives pilot program on fruit and vegetable intake

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1372-1382

  Klerman, Jacob A ^a   Bartlett, Susan ^a   Wilde, Parke ^b   Olsho, Lauren ^a  

^a Abt Assoct   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer demand; Food prices; Fruits; Random assignment; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DEMAND ANALYSIS; FOOD MARKET; FOOD POLICY; FRUIT; NUTRITION; VEGETABLE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84928931978     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajae/aau023     Document Type: Article

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