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Assessing the Impacts of Low Carbohydrate Related Health Information on the Market Demand for US Vegetables

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Paudel, Laxmi
Adhikari, Murali
Houston, Jack E.
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An Almost Ideal Demand System was estimated to examine the impacts of low carbohydrate information on the market demand for US vegetables. Analysis was extended to examine the performance of alternative carbohydrate information indexes. Study shows significant robust impacts of low carbohydrate information across all included vegetables. Results favor the general and weighted carbohydrate information index.

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Paper provided by American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) in its series 2005 Annual meeting, July 24-27, Providence, RI with number 19541.

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Keywords: Carbohydrate Information Index; Vegetable Demand; Structural Change; Carbohydrate Information; Demand and Price Analysis;

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  1. Nicholas E. Piggott & Thomas L. Marsh, 2004. "Does Food Safety Information Impact U.S. Meat Demand?," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, American Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 86(1), pages 154-174, 02. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  2. Deaton, Angus S & Muellbauer, John, 1980. "An Almost Ideal Demand System," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 70(3), pages 312-26, June. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  3. Jensen, Helen H. & Kesavan, T. & Johnson, S.R., 2004. "Measuring the Impact of Health Awareness on Food Demand," Staff General Research Papers 11239, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
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