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| Author: | Yaniv, G. Rosin, O. Tobol, Y. |
| Title: | Junk-food, home cooking, physical activity and obesity: The effect of the fat tax and the thin subsidy |
| Journal: | Journal of Public Economics
2009 : JUN, VOL. 93:5-6, p. 823-830 |
| Index terms: | food taxation subsidies |
| Freeterms: | households |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | A tax on junk-foods, known as 'fat tax', has been proposed in order to reduce the growing prevalence of obesity. This paper deals with the fat tax and thin subsidy within a food-intake rational-choice model. Assuming that healthy meals are cooked at home with purchased ingredients and time input, examined are the effects on obesity of a tax on junk-food meals and a subsidy to cooking ingredients etc. Among others, it is shown that for a non-weight conscious individual a fat tax will unambiguously reduce obesity, while a thin subsidy may increase obesity. |
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