In this article we present new evidence of cross-border shopping in response to sales taxation. While several instructive studies provide estimates of the cross-border shopping effect, we utilize a unique opportunity to evaluate the effect of a large discrete change in sales tax policy. Using county level data on food sales and sales tax rates for West Virginia over the 1988-1991 period we esti...

In light of proposals to improve diets by shifting food prices, it is important to understand how price changes affect demand for various foods. We reviewed 160 studies on the price elasticity of demand for major food categories to assess mean elasticities by food category and variations in estimates by study design. Price elasticities for foods and nonalcoholic beverages ranged from 0.27 to 0....

There are now, or soon will be, seven billion people on our planet, and around one billion of them are affected by hunger and malnourishment. Many more live in poverty and have to spend more than half of their income on food. It is therefore alarming when the prices for globally traded food commodities, such as wheat and rice, are increasing in real terms, as this development may push many more...

BACKGROUND An ongoing debate in the literature is how to measure the price of food. Most analyses have not considered the value of time in measuring the price of food. Whether or not the value of time is included in measuring the price of a food may have important implications for classifying foods based on their relative cost. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this article is to compare prices that e...

Objective: To examine the effectiveness of pricing strategies and promotion signs to stimulate healthier food purchases. Methods: A randomized controlled factorial design with three levels of price reduction (10%; 25%; and 50%) and three types of signs ('special offer', 'healthy choice' and 'special offer & healthy choice') on healthy foods was used. N=109 participants completed the experiment ...

A person’s attitude toward food price could influence food purchase decisions and, consequently, 0271-5317/$ – see fro doi:10.1016/j.nutres.2 4 Tel.: +1 301 50 E-mail address: b impact diet quality. The aim of the study was to compare soicoeconomic, dietary, and health status of women food shoppers who considered food price very important (n = 1322) with those of women who did not consider food...

BACKGROUND Price and affordability of foods are important determinants of health. Targeted food pricing policies may help improve population diets. However, methods producing comparable data to inform relevant policy decisions are lacking in Australia and globally. The objective was to develop and pilot standardised methods to assess the price, relative price and affordability of healthy (recom...

Background: Many states and localities throughout the U.S. have adopted higher minimum wages. Higher labor costs among low-wage food system workers could result in higher food prices. Methods: Using a market basket of 106 foods, food prices were collected at affected chain supermarket stores in Seattle and same-chain unaffected stores in King County (n = 12 total, six per location). Prices were...

Gathering up-to-date information on food prices is critical in developing regions, as it allows policymakers and development practitioners to rely on accurate data on food security. This study explores the feasibility of utilizing social media as a new data source for predicting food security landscape in developing countries. Through a case study of Indonesia, we developed a nowcast model that...