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Overview page. Subjects: Social Sciences — Arts and Humanities.
Many sociological and anthropological definitions exist, but most tend to privilege some combination of small-scale, relative boundedness, strong affective ties, traditionalism, and...
Taxing Snack Foods: Manipulating Diet Quality or Financing Information Programs?
in Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy
January 2005; p ublished online January 2005 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Manufacturing; Economics of Health; Fiscal Policies and Behaviour of Economic Agents; Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue. 7275 words.
This paper investigates consumers' likely response to a proposed tax on snack foods that addresses public health issues generated by rising U.S. obesity rates. We estimate demands for...
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