Study protocol: combining experimental methods, econometrics and simulation modelling to determine price elasticities for studying food taxes and subsidies (The Price ExaM Study)

Study protocol: combining experimental methods, econometrics and simulation modelling to determine price elasticities for studying food taxes and subsidies (The Price ExaM Study)

Abstract Background There is a need for accurate and precise food price elasticities (PE, change in consumer demand in response to change in price) to better inform policy on health-related food taxes and subsidies. Methods/Design The Price Experiment and Modelling (Price ExaM) study aims to: I) der...

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Main Authors: Wilma E. Waterlander, Tony Blakely, Nhung Nghiem, Christine L. Cleghorn, Helen Eyles, Murat Genc, Nick Wilson, Yannan Jiang, Boyd Swinburn, Liana Jacobi, Jo Michie, Cliona Ni Mhurchu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-07-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Food taxes
Food subsidies
Food policy
Price elasticities
Food pricing
RCT
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-3277-5

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