Food and nutrition economics : fundamentals for health sciences

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Davis, George C. [ (George Carroll)] , 1960- (Author)
Other Authors: Serrano, Elena L. [ (Elena Lidia)] , 1967- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press c2016
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Food, nutrients, and health : an overview
  • 2. Food, nutrients, and health : some data
  • 3. Income and the foundations
  • 4. Income and the importance of substitution
  • 5. Prices
  • 6. Convenience and time
  • 7. Information and preferences
  • 8. Now or later
  • 9. Insights from behavioral economics
  • 10. Neuroeconomics : pointing toward a unifying framework for decision making
  • 11. An overview of the food system, economic systems, and systems theory
  • 12. Profit and supply for farms and firms
  • 13. Production and profit beyond the farm gate
  • 14. Demand and supply : prices and quantities in a competitive market
  • 15. Horizontally and vertically related competitive markets
  • 16. Cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analysis