Planners and government officials regularly use measurements of a population's response
to changes in incomes and prices in their formulations of food policy. Only in recent years …

Consistent with prior expectations based on household production theory, household
income, time value, size and composition, and the environment in which production and …

OBJECTIVE: To determine if the source from which food is obtained has contributed to the
increased obesity of the US population, while controlling for demographic, lifestyle and …

Here, Wm. Alex McIntosh analyzes the relationship between food and nutrition and social
factors, using a wide array of sociological theories. The author applies theories of social …

Household expenditures on food away from home are analyzed with the use of the
BLS'1989 Consumer Expenditure Survey. Parameterization and distributional assumptions …

The two‐step decision process for food‐away‐from‐home (FAFH) consumption is
empirically estimated using a generalization of the Heien and Wessells approach …

The introduction includes a review of earlier, seminal literature. The book first describes the
basic demand/supply conditions facing the US food and tobacco manufacturing industries …

This study explores the growth in demand for fast food. A distinguishing characteristic of fast
food is its convenience; in today's pervasive marketplace, consumers need not travel far to …

Food away from home, especially fast food, is often cited as contributing to obesity and other
nutritional problems. This negative publicity can affect demand. Models explaining visits to …

Agricultural economists first carried out demand studies in order to understand determinants
of farm prices and incomes. The shift to a focus on consumer welfare began with studies of …