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Provedor de dados: | 31
País: | United States
Título: | A Bilateral Comparison of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption: United States and Canada
Autores: | Richards,   Timothy J.; Patterson,   Paul M.
Data: | 2006-10-06
Ano: | 2005
Palavras-chave: | Alchian-Allen effect; Fruit and vegetable trade; Health information; Latent variable; MIMIC model; Produce quality; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Resumo: | Many public programs promote diets rich in fruits and vegetables based on evidence of the derived health benefits. Still, produce consumption in the United States lags behind other nations, even its most culturally similar neighbor--Canada. This study uses a structural latent variable model to test the role played by quality and health information in explaining observed differences in produce consumption. The Alchian-Allen effect predicts that higher quality, higher absolute margin produce will be exported, suggesting quality may be an important demand factor in importing nations such as Canada. The results show that dietary health information is significant in expanding demands. Quality also promotes fruit consumption in Canada.
Tipo: | Journal Article
Idioma: | Inglês

Identificador:

23899

http://purl.umn.edu/31217

Editor: | AgEcon Search
Relação: | Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics&gt;Volume 30, Number 02, August 2005

Formato:

17

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