A modern guide to food economics / / edited by Jutta Roosen, Jill E. Hobbs.

• Superior document: Elgar Modern Guides
• TeilnehmendeR: Hobbs, Jill E.,; Roosen, Jutta,; Edward Elgar Publishing,
• Place / Publishing House: Northampton : : Edward Elgar Publishing,, 2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Elgar modern guides.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (374 pages)
• Notes: Includes index.

This Modern Guide provides detailed theoretical and empirical insights into key areas of research in food economics. It takes a forward-looking perspective on how different actors in the food system shape the sustainability of food production, distribution, and consumption, as well as on major challenges to efficient and inclusive food systems.

Table of Contents

Contents: Introduction to a modern guide to food economics / Jutta Roosen and Jill E. Hobbs -- Part I: Changes in the food system -- 1. The economics of food systems / David Zilberman -- 2. The supplier-retailer relationship in contemporary food markets / Alessandro Bonanno and Metin.akır -- 3. Product differentiation in food / Jill J. McCluskey and Jason A. Winfree -- 4. Technical regulation of agri-food trade / David Orden, Caesar B. Cororaton and Khadija Rouchdi -- Part II: Challenges with regard to sustainability and health -- 5. The economics of the nutrition and sustainable diet transition / Xavier Irz and Mario Mazzocchi -- 6. Health-oriented nutrition policies / Jill E. Hobbs and Jutta Roosen -- 7. The economics of food loss and waste / Brenna Ellison and Mary K. Muth -- 8. Food safety and traceability / James Mitchell, Lee Schulz and Glynn Tonsor -- Part III: Developments in methods and data -- 9. Behavioural economics, policy interventions and food / David R. Just -- 10. Discrete choice models and continuous demand systems in the scanner data age / Beatrice Biondi, Sara Capacci and Mario Mazzocchi -- 11. Recent developments in inference: Practicalities for applied economics / Jeffrey D. Michler and Anna Josephson -- Part IV: New issues -- 12. Who reacts to food taxes? How a multiple-selves model can help to explain the effects of food taxes / Sinne Smed, Chiara Lombardini and Leena Lankoski -- 13. Food, beverages, and social media: Trends and tools for economic research / Sean B. Cash, Saleem Alhabash, Gabriela Fretes and Mengyan Ma -- 14. How the use of genomics may continue to influence consumer behaviour / Ellen Goddard -- Index.