Using scanner data for food policy research
Using Scanner Data for Food Policy Research is a practitioners' guide to using and interpreting scanner data obtained from stores and households in policy research. It provides practical advice for using the data and interpreting their results. It helps the reader address key methodological issues such as aggregation, constructing price indices, and matching the data to nutrient values. It demonstrates some of the key econometric and statistical applications of the data, including estimating de…
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- Full title :Using scanner data for food policy research / Mary K. Muth [aut]; Abigail Mary Okrent [aut]; Chen Zhen [aut]; Shawn Karns [aut]
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Using Scanner Data for Food Policy Research is a practitioners' guide to using and interpreting scanner data obtained from stores and households in policy research. It provides practical advice for using the data and interpreting their results. It helps the reader address key methodological issues such as aggregation, constructing price indices, and matching the data to nutrient values. It demonstrates some of the key econometric and statistical applications of the data, including estimating demand systems for policy simulation, analyzing effects of food access on food choices, and conducting cost-benefit analysis of food policies. This guide is intended for early-career researchers, particularly those working with scanner data in agricultural and food economics, nutrition, and public health contexts.
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- Publication Date:2020
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Academic Press
- Place of Publication:Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2020
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- Description:1 online resource
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780128145470, 0128145471
- oclc:on1281869031
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