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Do Healthier Diets Cost More?

Author
Ranney, Christine K.; McNamara, Paul E.
Abstract
Do healthier diets cost more? We estimate a hedonic regression model of the U.S. diet. Given food expenditures and information on dietary intake we infer the marginal cost of improved quality. Meeting the Pyramid recommendations implies decreased expenditures from two of the seven food groups.
Description
WP 2002-22 July 2002
Date Issued
2002-07Publisher
Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University
Type
article