A modern guide to food economics / edited by Jutta Roosen, Jill E. Hobbs.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hobbs, Jill E., editor.

Roosen, Jutta, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Elgar modern guides.

Elgar Modern Guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Food--Economic aspects.

Food.

Food industry and trade.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (374 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022.

Summary:

This Modern Guide provides detailed theoretical and empirical insights into key areas of research in food economics. It takes a forward-looking perspective on how different actors in the food system shape the sustainability of food production, distribution, and consumption, as well as on major challenges to efficient and inclusive food systems.

Contents:

Contents: Introduction to a modern guide to food economics / Jutta Roosen and Jill E. Hobbs

Part I: Changes in the food system

1. The economics of food systems / David Zilberman

2. The supplier-retailer relationship in contemporary food markets / Alessandro Bonanno and Metin.akır

3. Product differentiation in food / Jill J. McCluskey and Jason A. Winfree

4. Technical regulation of agri-food trade / David Orden, Caesar B. Cororaton and Khadija Rouchdi

Part II: Challenges with regard to sustainability and health

5. The economics of the nutrition and sustainable diet transition / Xavier Irz and Mario Mazzocchi

6. Health-oriented nutrition policies / Jill E. Hobbs and Jutta Roosen

7. The economics of food loss and waste / Brenna Ellison and Mary K. Muth

8. Food safety and traceability / James Mitchell, Lee Schulz and Glynn Tonsor

Part III: Developments in methods and data

9. Behavioural economics, policy interventions and food / David R. Just

10. Discrete choice models and continuous demand systems in the scanner data age / Beatrice Biondi, Sara Capacci and Mario Mazzocchi

11. Recent developments in inference: Practicalities for applied economics / Jeffrey D. Michler and Anna Josephson

Part IV: New issues

12. Who reacts to food taxes? How a multiple-selves model can help to explain the effects of food taxes / Sinne Smed, Chiara Lombardini and Leena Lankoski

13. Food, beverages, and social media: Trends and tools for economic research / Sean B. Cash, Saleem Alhabash, Gabriela Fretes and Mengyan Ma

14. How the use of genomics may continue to influence consumer behaviour / Ellen Goddard

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Roosen, Jutta A Modern Guide to Food Economics

ISBN:

9781800372054

9781800372047