Understanding how food demand responds to #income and price changes is key for anticipating global food needs and expected consumption patterns, and for designing effective policies. Demand #elasticities result from underlying preferences. As economies grow… (1/2) www.ifpri.org/blog/the-fut...
#Taxes on unhealthy foods may reduce demand & increase government revenues for #investments back into public #health programs and policies to reduce #obesity & the incidence of non-communicable #diseases in India: doi.org/10.1093/heap... #India #healthtax #sugartax #elasticities
In rich countries where animal food consumption is at very high levels, demand-side #prices-based interventions (consumption #taxes on meat, #carbontax on GHG #emissions) may help reduce #meat & #dairy demand, given price #elasticities in studies: doi.org/10.1016/j.fo... #meattax
