OBJECTIVE To examine the potential effect of a tax on palm oil on hyperlipidemia and on mortality due to cardiovascular disease in India. DESIGN Economic-epidemiologic model. MODELING METHODS A microsimulation model of mortality due to myocardial infarction and stroke among Indian populations was constructed, incorporating nationally representative data on systolic blood pressure, total cho...

in this commentary, we argue for the implementation of a sugar-sweetened beverage (ssb) tax as a tool to help address the global obesity and diabetes epidemics. consumption of ssbs has increased exponentially over the last several decades, a trend that has been an important contributor to the obesity and diabetes epidemics. prior evidence demonstrates that a ssb tax will likely decrease ssb con...

This is the first paper to analyze the impact of biofuels on the price transmission along the food chain. Specifically, we analyze the U.S. corn sector and its vertical links to food and ethanol markets. The key result of this paper is that the presence of biofuels affects the price transmission elasticity only when the blender's tax credit is binding and the shock originates in the food market...

BACKGROUND Health-related food taxes and subsidies may promote healthier diets and reduce mortality. Our aim was to estimate the effects of health-related food taxes and subsidies on deaths prevented or postponed (DPP) in New Zealand. METHODS A macrosimulation model based on household expenditure data, demand elasticities and population impact fractions for 18 diet-related diseases was used t...

OBJECTIVES To model the impact on chronic disease of a tax on UK food and drink that internalises the wider costs to society of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and to estimate the potential revenue. DESIGN An econometric and comparative risk assessment modelling study. SETTING The UK. PARTICIPANTS The UK adult population. INTERVENTIONS Two tax scenarios are modelled: (A) a tax of £2.72/t...

Few studies have been performed to use the detailed healthy eating index (HEI) to estimate consumer demand for diet quality. In this article, we apply household production theory to systematically estimate consumer demand for diet quality using the HEI developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The results show that consumers have insufficient consumption of food containing dark green and...

Nutritionists have warned that a pioneering tax on fast foods about to be introduced in Romania will not keep a lid on increasing obesity rates unless it is implemented properly. They argue that the planned new levy—drawn up by the health ministry and to be submitted to parliament for approval this month—could send out a confusing message to consumers in its current form about which foods preci...

The global burden of obesity leads to significant morbidity and has major economic implications. In April 2018, Britain will join a growing number of countries attempting to tackle this using fiscal measures when the UK Soft Drinks Industry Levy is introduced. We review recent evidence from natural experiments of the impact of health-related food and drink taxes on consumer behaviour, and discu...

whereas public information campaigns have failed to reverse the rising trend in obesity, economists support food taxes as they suggest they can force individuals to change their eating behavior and make the agro-food industry think more about healthy food products. excise taxes based on the unhealthy nutrient content would be more effective since they impact more on unhealthy food products than...

1187 National Tax Journal Vol. LIII, No. 4, Part 2 Abstract This paper presents our findings on the knowledge and use of the 1997 Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) based on a sample of Chicago area households, with children, that filed tax returns in the winter and spring of 1998. Respondents reported in detail about using their federal tax refunds (including the EITC) to pay bills, purchase new ...