Least-cost diets to teach optimization and consumer behavior, with applications to health equity, poverty measurement and international development

The least-cost diet problem introduces students to optimization and linear programming, using the health consequences of food choice. We provide a graphical example, Excel workbook and Word template using actual data on item prices, food composition and nutrient requirements for a brief exercise in...

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Hauptverfasser:	Wallingford, Jessica K, Masters, William A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Quantitative Finance - Economics
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