Investigators at Institute of Agriculture Detail Findings in Agricultural Economics (Dietary quality as a non-medical health input: a theoretical…

Investigators at Institute of Agriculture Detail Findings in Agricultural Economics (Dietary quality as a non-medical health input: a theoretical approach to analyse the demand for dietary quality)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Agriculture Week -- Current study results on Economics - Agricultural Economics have been published. According to news reporting originating in Halle, Germany, by VerticalNews journalists, research stated, "The aim of this inquiry is to provide a comprehensive theoretical framework, which describes the demand for dietary quality."

The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from the Institute of Agriculture, "In our dietary health investment model, we consider the health investment character of dietary choices as well as the intertemporal healthtaste trade-off. Additionally, a simulation model is presented to illustrate the model's empirical application as well as its capability to replicate the patterns of dietary quality found in other empirical studies."

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: "As a result, our model setting can aid food and nutrition policy through an increased understanding of the responsible causal pathways behind the increasing prevalence of diet-related chronic diseases."

For more information on this research see: Dietary quality as a non-medical health input: a theoretical approach to analyse the demand for dietary quality. European Review of Agricultural Economics, 2016;43(5):805-839. European Review of Agricultural Economics can be contacted at: Oxford Univ Press, Great Clarendon St, Oxford OX2 6DP, England. (Oxford University Press - www.oup.com/; European Review of Agricultural Economics - erae.oxfordjournals.org)

Our news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained by contacting C. Burggraf, Leibniz Inst Agr Dev Transit Econ IAMO, Halle, Saale, Germany. Additional authors for this research include R. Teuber and T. Glauben.

Keywords for this news article include: Halle, Germany, Europe, Agricultural Economics, Economics, Institute of Agriculture.

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