IMPACT OF HEALTH INFORMATION ON DEMAND FOR FATS AND OILS IN JAPAN: COINTEGRATION AND A COMPLETE DEMAND SYSTEM APPROACH

Sam-Ryang Kim, Wen S. Chern and Eugene Jones

No 20802, 1998 Annual meeting, August 2-5, Salt Lake City, UT from American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

Abstract: This paper deals with the structural change for fats and oils in Japan focusing on the possible influence of health information. The newly developed fat and cholesterol information index appears to reflect the changing health information on fat and cholesterol much better than the ad-hoc cumulative index.

Keywords: Food; Consumption/Nutrition/Food; Safety (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 15
Date: 1998
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.20802

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