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Guthrie, Joanne F.; Andrews, Margaret S.; Frazao, Elizabeth; Leibtag, Ephraim S.; Lin, Biing-Hwan; Mancino, Lisa; Nord, Mark; Prell, Mark A.; Smallwood, David M.; Variyam, Jayachandran N.; Ver Ploeg, Michele. |
Food stamp recipients, like other Americans, struggle with nutrition problems associated with choice of foods, as well as amounts. This series of Economic Information Bulletins compiles evidence to help answer the question of whether the Food Stamp Program can do more to improve the food choices of participants. It examines the role of affordability and price of healthful foods in influencing food choices and the likely success of any policy targeted at changing food choices through food stamp bonuses or restrictions. It also examines other approaches to changing food choices, including nutrition education and potential strategies drawn from behavioral economics literature. Meaningful improvements in the diets of food stamp recipients will likely depend on... |
Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Food Stamp Program; Food consumption; Food prices; Food expenditures; Nutrition education; Behavioral economics; Food choices; Diet; Health; Fruits and vegetables; Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program; FANRP; ERS; USDA; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics. |
Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59417 |
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Leibtag, Ephraim S.; Nakamura, Alice; Nakamura, Emi; Zerom, Dawit. |
A rich data set of coffee prices and costs was used to determine to what extent changes in commodity costs affect manufacturer and retail prices. On average, a 10-cent increase in the cost of a pound of green coffee beans in a given quarter results in a 2-cent increase in manufacturer and retail prices in that quarter. If a cost change persists for several quarters, it will be incorporated into manufacturer prices approximately cent-forcent with the commodity-cost change. Given the substantial fixed costs and markups involved in coffee manufacturing, this translates into about a 3-percent change in retail prices for a 10-percent change in commodity prices. We do not find robust evidence that coffee prices respond more to increases than to decreases in costs. |
Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Cost pass-through; Retail prices; Manufacturer prices; Commodity costs; Coffee; Demand and Price Analysis. |
Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7253 |
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Leibtag, Ephraim S.; Kaufman, Phillip R.. |
This report compares food purchases by U.S. households of different income levels and finds that low-income shoppers spend less on food purchases despite some evidence that they face generally higher purchase prices. Households can economize on food spending by purchasing more discounted products, favoring private-label (generic) products over brand, pursuing volume discounts, or settling for a less expensive product (for example, less lean beef within a product class. A 1998 sample of food store purchase data shows that low-income households adhere to these practices when possible, but that the typically smaller size of food stores in urban and rural locations may sometimes preclude them from doing so. |
Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety. |
Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33711 |
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Todd, Jessica E.; Leibtag, Ephraim S.; Penberthy, Corttney. |
Although healthy foods can be affordable, if less healthy foods are cheaper, individuals may have an economic incentive to consume a less healthful diet. Using the Quarterly Food-at-Home Price Database, we explore whether a select set of healthy foods (whole grains, dark green vegetables, orange vegetables, whole fruit, skim and 1% milk, fruit juice, and bottled water) are more expensive than less healthy alternatives. We find that not all healthy foods are more expensive than less healthy alternatives; skim and 1% milk are less expensive than whole and 2% milk and bottled water is generally less expensive than carbonated nonalcoholic drinks. We also find considerable geographic variation in the relative price of healthy foods. This price variation may... |
Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Quarterly Food-at-Home Price Database (QFAHPD); Healthy food; Price; Geographic variation; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Public Economics. |
Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117976 |
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King, Robert P.; Damon, Amy L.; Leibtag, Ephraim S.. |
The Life Cycle - Permanent Income Hypotheses (LCPIH) suggests that the timing of an income payment or government transfer should have no effect on the expenditures of the recipient. In this paper we test the LCPIH against a dynamic model of household consumption which predicts clustered food expenditure. We use data from 7,013 households in fifty-two urban and peri-urban markets throughout the United States containing detailed daily expenditure data collected by ACNielsen Homescan for 2003. Specifically, we examine aggregate food expenditure patterns, shopping trip patterns, and expenditure patterns across retail channels over calendar weeks, weekly seven day cycles, and days of the week. Our main finding is that households in the lowest 25 percent of... |
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics. |
Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21470 |
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Damon, Amy L.; King, Robert P.; Leibtag, Ephraim S.. |
The Life Cycle - Permanent Income Hypotheses (LCPIH) suggests that the timing of an income payment or government transfer should have no effect on the expenditures of the recipient. In this paper we test the LCPIH against a dynamic model of household consumption which predicts clustered food expenditure. We use data from 7,013 households in fifty-two urban and peri-urban markets throughout the United States containing detailed daily expenditure data collected by ACNielsen Homescan for 2003. Specifically, we examine aggregate food expenditure patterns, shopping trip patterns, and expenditure patterns across retail channels over calendar weeks, weekly seven day cycles, and days of the week. Our main finding is that households in the lowest 25 percent of the... |
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety. |
Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6643 |
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Leibtag, Ephraim S.; Barker, Catherine; Dutko, Paula. |
Nontraditional stores, including mass merchandisers, supercenters, club warehouse stores, and dollar stores, have increased their food offerings over the past 15 years and often promote themselves as lower priced alternatives to traditional supermarkets. How much lower are food prices at these stores? In order to better understand nontraditional stores’ impact on the cost of food, ERS analysts evaluate food price differences between nontraditional and traditional stores at the national and market level using 2004-06 Nielsen Homescan data. Findings show that nontraditional retailers offer lower prices than traditional stores even after controlling for brand and package size. Comparisons of identical items, at the Universal Product Code (UPC) level, show an... |
Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Retail food prices; Price variation; Nielsen Homescan; Supercenter; Club warehouse store; Dollar store; Traditional food retailers; Nontraditional food retailers; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; Marketing. |
Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96767 |
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Leibtag, Ephraim S.. |
The main area of focus in this paper is variation across regions and over time in the U.S. as estimated by different food price data sets. There are a variety of potential sources for food price data, but it is important to compare the relative strengths and weaknesses of the data sources in order to estimate the magnitude of the variation in average prices from the different sources. No one data source can account for all potential measurement problems, but by estimating average food prices for similar, or even identical products, one can test for whether there are significant differences in average food prices based on the data source. |
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis. |
Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/5976 |
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