Does Supermarket Purchase Affect the Dietary Practices of Households? Some Empirical Evidence from Guatemala

Does Supermarket Purchase Affect the Dietary Practices of Households? Some Empirical Evidence from Guatemala

Very little is known about how changes in the retail environment affect consumers' diet and health status, especially in developing countries. This article examines the impact of supermarket purchases on the dietary practices of households in Guatemala, using an instrumental variable method to...

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Main Author: Asfaw, Abay
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis D120
Health Production I120
Retail and Wholesale Trade
e-Commerce L810
Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development O120
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4747
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spelling okr-10986-47472021-04-23T14:02:19Z Does Supermarket Purchase Affect the Dietary Practices of Households? Some Empirical Evidence from Guatemala Asfaw, Abay Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis D120 Health Production I120 Retail and Wholesale Trade e-Commerce L810 Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development O120 Very little is known about how changes in the retail environment affect consumers' diet and health status, especially in developing countries. This article examines the impact of supermarket purchases on the dietary practices of households in Guatemala, using an instrumental variable method to take account of the potential endogeneity of the supermarket purchase variable. The results reveal that supermarket purchases increase the share of highly and partially processed foods at the expense of staple foods, and are also positively and significantly associated with individual Body Mass Index. Different policy moves should be envisaged towards 'healthier' diets. 2012-03-30T07:29:32Z 2012-03-30T07:29:32Z 2008 Journal Article Development Policy Review 09506764 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4747 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article Guatemala
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topic Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis D120
Health Production I120
Retail and Wholesale Trade
e-Commerce L810
Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development O120
spellingShingle Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis D120
Health Production I120
Retail and Wholesale Trade
e-Commerce L810
Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development O120
Asfaw, Abay
Does Supermarket Purchase Affect the Dietary Practices of Households? Some Empirical Evidence from Guatemala
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description Very little is known about how changes in the retail environment affect consumers' diet and health status, especially in developing countries. This article examines the impact of supermarket purchases on the dietary practices of households in Guatemala, using an instrumental variable method to take account of the potential endogeneity of the supermarket purchase variable. The results reveal that supermarket purchases increase the share of highly and partially processed foods at the expense of staple foods, and are also positively and significantly associated with individual Body Mass Index. Different policy moves should be envisaged towards 'healthier' diets.
format Journal Article
author Asfaw, Abay
author_facet Asfaw, Abay
author_sort Asfaw, Abay
title Does Supermarket Purchase Affect the Dietary Practices of Households? Some Empirical Evidence from Guatemala
title_short Does Supermarket Purchase Affect the Dietary Practices of Households? Some Empirical Evidence from Guatemala
title_full Does Supermarket Purchase Affect the Dietary Practices of Households? Some Empirical Evidence from Guatemala
title_fullStr Does Supermarket Purchase Affect the Dietary Practices of Households? Some Empirical Evidence from Guatemala
title_full_unstemmed Does Supermarket Purchase Affect the Dietary Practices of Households? Some Empirical Evidence from Guatemala
title_sort does supermarket purchase affect the dietary practices of households? some empirical evidence from guatemala
publishDate 2012
url http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4747
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