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Do prices and attributes explain international differences in food purchases?

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Food purchases differ substantially across countries. We use detailed household level data from the US, France and the UK to (i) document these differences; (ii) estimate a demand system for food and nutrients, and (iii) simulate counterfactual choices if households faced prices and nutritional characteristics from other countries.

1 March 2014

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IFS Public economics lectures 2013

Event 16 December 2013 at 09:00 <p>7 Ridgmount Street<br />London<br />WC1E 7AE</p>
The Institute for Fiscal Studies is holding a day of talks on issues in public economics of interest to undergraduates in economics and related disciplines.
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Understanding changes in British diet

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This presentation was given at the 'Understanding British Diet' event which took place as part of the ESRC festival of Social Science 2013

4 November 2013

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Gluttony in England? Long-term change in diet

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There has been a marked increase in body weight across much of the developed world. This has taken place, even though data suggest that there has not been an increase in calories consumed. This leads to a puzzle. If calories are declining, why are people gaining weight?

4 November 2013

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How beliefs about HIV status affect risky behaviors: evidence from Malawi

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This paper examines how beliefs about own HIV status affect decisions to engage in risky sexual behavior, as measured by having extramarital sex and/or multiple sex partners. The empirical analysis is based on a panel survey of males from the 2006 and 2008 rounds of the Malawi Diffusion and Ideational Change Project (MDICP).

29 August 2013