Empirical Evidence of the Efficiency and Efficacy of Fat Taxes and Thin Subsidies

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angličtina
Original language name
Empirical Evidence of the Efficiency and Efficacy of Fat Taxes and Thin Subsidies
Original language description
This study summarizes the empirical literature on fat taxes and thin subsidies to assess their efficiency and efficacy as instruments of public policy to control obesity. Three specific types of taxes are studied in the literature: 1) Food group taxes; 2) Nutrient taxes; and 3) Nutrient index taxes. A number of studies use food expenditure data to assess the impact of various taxes on obesity and therefore only indirectly measure the impacts of taxes and subsidies on obesity. These studies generally conclude that food group taxes, nutrient taxes and nutrient index taxes have a small impact on the purchases of food and therefore the nutrients purchased. Other studies use the body mass index as the explanatory variable and therefore measure the impacts of taxes on body mass index directly. Nutrient taxes are found to be more effective than food group taxes, although even for nutrient taxes, the effects are small. In general, thin subsidies seem to offer more effective control of obesity
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Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
AH - Economics
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Publication year
2014
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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