Could Behavioral Economics Help Improve Diet Quality for Nutrition Assistance Program Participants?

David Just, Lisa Mancino (lisa.nmi.mancino@gmail.com) and Brian Wansink

No 6391, Economic Research Report from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Findings from behavioral and psychological studies indicate that people regularly and predictably behave in ways that contradict some standard assumptions of economic analysis. Recognizing that consumption choices are determined by factors other than prices, income, and information illuminates a broad array of strategies to influence consumers’ food choices. These strategies expand the list of possible ideas for improving the diet quality and health of participants in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Stamp Program; the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC); and the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs.

Keywords: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Institutional and Behavioral Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 21
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6391

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