Overview

Historically, the challenge for humans has been to secure a sufficient supply of food to stave off hunger and starvation. As a result, much of the research on food and agriculture in the past century has focused on issues related to production efficiency, food supply, and farm profitability. In recent years, however, farmers, agribusiness, policy makers, and academics have increasingly turned their attention away from the farm and toward the food consumer and to issues related to food consumption. This handbook provides an overview of the economics of food consumption and policy and is a useful reference for academics and graduate students interested in food economics and the consumer-end of the supply chain. It is also relevant to those employed in food and agricultural industries, policy makers, and activist groups. The first section covers the application of the core theoretical and methodological approaches of the economics of food consumption and policy. The second part concentrates on policy issues related to food consumption. Several chapters focus on the theoretical and conceptual issues relevant in food markets, such as product bans, labeling, food standards, political economy, and scientific uncertainty. Additional chapters discuss policy issues of particular interest to the consumer-end of the food supply chain, such as food safety, nutrition, food security, and development. The final section serves as an introduction to particular issues and current topics in food consumption and policy.

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Author:   Jayson L. Lusk (, Professor and Willard Sparks Endowed Chair, Oklahoma State University) ,  Juttta Roosen (, Professor and Chair for Marketing and Consumer Research, Technische Universität München) ,  Jason Shogren (, Stroock Professor of Natural Resource Conservation and Management, University of Wyoming)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.10cm , Height: 5.60cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   1.740kg
ISBN:  

9780199569441

ISBN 10:   0199569444
Pages:   922
Publication Date:   08 September 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Jayson L. Lusk, Jutta Roosen, and Jason F. Shogren: Introduction Part I: Theory and Methods 1: Nicholas E. Piggott and Thomas L. Marsh: Constrained Utility Maximization and Demand System Estimation 2: Wallace E. Huffman: Household Production Theory and Models 3: John A. Fox: Risk Preferences and Food Consumption 4: David R. Just: Behavioral Economics and the Food Consumer 5: W.L. Adamowicz and Joffre D. Swait: Discrete Choice Theory and Modeling 6: Marco Costanigro and Jill J. McCluskey: Hedonic Analysis and Product Characteristic Models 7: Fredrik Carlsson: Non-Market Valuation: Stated Preference Methods 8: Frode Alfnes and Kyrre Rickertsen: Non-Market Valuation: Experimental Methods 9: Konstantinos Giannakas: Consumer Demand in Vertically Differentiated Markets 10: Pierre R. Mérel and Richard J. Sexton: Models of Horizontal Product Differentiation in Food Markets 11: Michael K. Wohlgenant: Consumer Demand and Welfare in Equilibrium Displacement Models Part II: Food Policy 12: Parke Wilde: Food Security Policy in Developed Countries 13: Awudu Abdulai and Christian Kuhlgatz: Food Security Policy in Developing Countries 14: William A. Masters: Economic Development, Government Policies and Food Consumption 15: Ian Sheldon: Food Standards and International Trade 16: Johan F.M. Swinnen and Thijs Vandemoortele: The Political Economy of Food Standards 17: Olof Johansson-Stenman: Health Investments under Risk and Ambiguity 18: Julie A. Caswell and Sven M. Anders: Private vs. Third Party vs. Government Labeling 19: Stéphan Marette and Jutta Roosen: Bans and Labels with Controversial Food Technologies 20: Andreas C. Drichoutis, Rodolfo M. Nayga, Jr. and Panagiotis Lazaridis: Nutritional Labeling 21: Sandra A. Hoffmann: Food Safety Policy 22: Sean B. Cash: Policy Evaluation and Cost Benefit Analysis Part III: Topics and Applications 23: Jacinto F. Fabiosa: Globalization and Trends in Global Food Consumption 24: Joachim von Braun: Increasing Food Prices and the Consumer 25: Helen H. Jensen: Changing Nutritional Content of Food 26: Hayden Stewart: Food Away from Home 27: Christoph R. Weiss: Changes in Food Variety 28: Harry M. Kaiser: Effects of Generic Advertising on Food Demand 29: Fabrice Etilé: Food Consumption and Health 30: Luis Miguel Albisu, Azucena Gracia, and Ana Isabel Sanjuán: Demographics and Food Consumption: Empirical Evidence 31: Sven-Olov Daunfeldt, Jonas Nordström, and Linda Thunström: Habit Formation in Food Consumption 32: Ted C. Schroeder and Glynn T. Tonsor: Demand for Meat Quality Attributes 33: Roland Herrmann and Ramona Teuber: Geographically Differentiated Products 34: Mario F. Teisl: Environmental Concerns in Food Consumption 35: Mariah L. Loureiro: Ethical Considerations and Food Demand

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Jayson L. Lusk previously served on faculty at Purdue University and Mississippi State University. Prof. Lusk earned a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from Kansas State University in 2000 and a B.S. in Food Technology from Texas Tech University in 1997. Lusk conducts research related to consumer behaviour and decision making, food and livestock marketing and policy, and non-market valuation. In the last 10 years, Lusk has published 4 books and over 100 articles in peer reviewed scientific journals, and has been invited to present his research at over 25 Universities. He is associate editor for six academic journals including the American Journal of Agricultural Economics and the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. Professor Roosen received her Ph.D. in Economics from Iowa State University in 1999. Her research concentrates on consumer economics with a focus on the consumer decision-making process and food consumption and retail, and new technologies. She is a member of the American Agricultural Economics Association and European Agricultural Economics Association Jason F. Shogren works on the behavioral underpinnings of private demand and public policy. Shogren is a fellow of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, and a fellow of the Beijer Institute, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

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