Study protocol: combining experimental methods, econometrics and simulation modelling to determine price elasticities for studying food taxes and subsidies (The Price ExaM Study)

• Main Authors: Wilma E. Waterlander (Author), Tony Blakely (Author), Nhung Nghiem (Author), Christine L. Cleghorn (Author), Helen Eyles (Author), Murat Genc (Author), Nick Wilson (Author), Yannan Jiang (Author), Boyd Swinburn (Author), Liana Jacobi (Author), Jo Michie (Author), Cliona Ni Mhurchu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background There is a need for accurate and precise food price elasticities (PE, change in consumer demand in response to change in price) to better inform policy on health-related food taxes and subsidies. Methods/Design The Price Experiment and Modelling (Price ExaM) study aims to: I) der...