DO CONSUMER PRICE SUBSIDIES REALLY IMPROVE NUTRITION?

Many developing countries use food-price subsidies or controls to improve nutrition. However, subsidizing goods on which households spend a high proportion of their budget can create large wealth effects. Consumers may then substitute toward foods with higher nonnutritional attributes (such as taste...

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Veröffentlicht in:The review of economics and statistics 2011-11, Vol.93 (4), p.1205-1223
Hauptverfasser: Jensen, Robert T., Miller, Nolan H.
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