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Does Healthy Food Cost More in Poor Neighborhoods? An Analysis of Retail Food Cost and Spatial Competition

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  • Hatzenbuehler, Patrick L.
  • Gillespie, Jeffrey M.
  • O'Neil, Carol E.

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The organization of the Baton Rouge, Louisiana, retail food industry was analyzed to determine whether spatial competition influenced the cost and availability of food items. Using a spatial competition gravity variable, the costs of two separate market baskets were analyzed in January 2009, and the factors influencing spatial competition were determined. Store type (chain or supercenter) was found to be the most significant determinant of food costs, validating findings of past studies. Although food was not found to be more expensive in low-income areas, results suggest that residents in low-income and rural areas have disincentives to purchase affordable, available healthy food due to the spatial organization of their local food market.

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  • Hatzenbuehler, Patrick L. & Gillespie, Jeffrey M. & O'Neil, Carol E., 2012. "Does Healthy Food Cost More in Poor Neighborhoods? An Analysis of Retail Food Cost and Spatial Competition," Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association, vol. 41(1), pages 1-14, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:arerjl:123312
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.123312
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    1. Gottshall, Bryan & Gillespie, Jeffrey & Broyles, Stephanie, 2015. "Factors Influencing Access to Fresh Fruits and Vegetables in Baton Rouge, Louisiana," 2015 Annual Meeting, January 31-February 3, 2015, Atlanta, Georgia 196807, Southern Agricultural Economics Association.
    2. Linlin Fan & Kathy Baylis & Craig Gundersen & Michele Ver Ploeg, 2018. "Does a nutritious diet cost more in food deserts?," Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 49(5), pages 587-597, September.
    3. Gillespie, Jeffrey & Hatzenbuehler, Patrick & O'Neil, Carol & Lin, Bo & Niu, Huizhen, 2015. "The Impact of Neighborhood Income on the Cost of Energy-Dense and Nutrient-Dense Foods in Supermarkets," Journal of Food Distribution Research, Food Distribution Research Society, vol. 46(3), pages 1-23, November.
    4. Chenarides, Lauren & Bonanno, Alessandro & Palmer, Anne & Clancy, Kate, 2014. "Perceived Barriers to Purchasing Healthy Foods vs. Access in Underserved Areas across the Northeast," 2014 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2014, Minneapolis, Minnesota 170606, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    5. Siddhartha Sanghi, 2019. "Health Inequality: Role of Insurance and Technological Progress," 2019 Meeting Papers 703, Society for Economic Dynamics.

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