Grocery food taxes and U.S. county obesity and diabetes rates

Abstract Background Grocery food taxes represent a stable tax revenue stream for state and municipal government during times of adverse economic shocks such as that observed under the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Previous research, however, suggests a possible mechanism through whic...

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Main Authors: Lingxiao Wang, Yuqing Zheng, Steven Buck, Diansheng Dong, Harry M. Kaiser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:Health Economics Review
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13561-021-00306-2