Handbook of Agricultural Economics, Volume Six highlights new advances in the field, with this new release exploring comprehensive chapters written by an international board of authors who discuss topics such as The Economics of Food Loss and Waste, Empowering Communities Using an Integrated Design of Food Networks, Concentration in Food and Agricultural Markets, Agriculture and trade, Producers, Consumers, and Value Chains in Developing Countries, The Multiple Burdens of Malnutrition: Dietary Transition and Food System Transformation in Economic Development, Psychophysiological Measures and Consumer Food Choice, and The Economics of Health and Nutrition Related Food Policies: The Effects on the Public Health and Malnutrition.
1. 1 Introduction and purposes of the chapter - p. 4706 2. 2 Defining food systems and food networks - p. 4715 3. 3 Questions we might want to answer involving systems and networks - p. 4714 4. 4 Theories and conceptual frameworks in food system and food network research - p. 4718 5. 5 Data and methods for the study of food systems and food networks - p. 4729 6. 6 Examples of food system and food network research - p. 4739 7. 7 Challenges and opportunities moving forward - p. 4750 8. References - p. 4754 9. Chapter 87: Concentration in food and agricultural markets - p. 4798 10. Abstract - p. 4782 11. 1 Introduction - p. 4782 12. 2 Concentration measures from structural models - p. 4789 13. 3 Use of concentration measures in policy - p. 4792 14. 4 How has concentration in food and agricultural markets changed? - p. 4796 15. 5 Consolidation in agricultural production - p. 4805 16. 6 Research on concentration and market power in livestock - p. 4811 17. 7 Food retail concentration - p. 4817 18. 8 Concentration impacts beyond price - p. 4822 19. 9 Conclusion - p. 4830 20. Acknowledgments - p. 4832 21. References - p. 4832 22. Further reading - p. 4843 23. Chapter 88: Trade in agricultural and food products - p. 4845 24. Abstract - p. 4846 25. 1 Introduction - p. 4846 26. 2 Stylized facts - p. 4849 27. 3 A common model - p. 4854 28. 4 Comparative advantage - p. 4866 29. 5 Firm-level analysis - p. 4884 30. 6 Trade costs: Origin and consequences - p. 4902 31. 7 Conclusions - p. 4918 32. Acknowledgments - p. 4917 33. References - p. 4917 34. Chapter 89: Producers, consumers, and value chains in low- and middle-income countries - p. 4933 35. Chapter 90: The economics of malnutrition: Dietary transition and food system transformation - p. 4997 36. Abstract - p. 4998 37. 1 Introduction - p. 4998 38. 2 Measurement of dietary intake and health outcomes - p. 5000 39. 3 The nutrition transition and economic development - p. 5023 40. 4 Dietary transition and food choice - p. 5042 41. 5 Policies to address the multiple burdens of malnutrition - p. 5051 42. 6 Themes and conclusions - p. 5064 43. Acknowledgments - p. 5067 44. References - p. 5067 45. Chapter 91: Neuroeconomics: An overview and applications to agricultural and food economics - p. 5085 46. Chapter 92: The economics of food related policies: Considering public health and malnutrition - p. 5117 47. Abstract - p. 5118 48. 1 Introduction - p. 5118 49. 2 Rationale for public policy: Some welfare considerations - p. 5120 50. 3 Health-related food policies: Implementation and effectiveness - p. 5124 51. 4 Economic policy evaluation: Data source and modeling issues - p. 5159 52. 5 Emerging behavioral economic approaches to food consumption and health - p. 5175 53. 6 Conclusions and future research directions - p. 5179 54. Acknowledgments - p. 5181 55. References - p. 5181 56. Index - p. 5200
Handbook of Agricultural Economics, Volume Six highlights new advances in the field, with this new release exploring comprehensive chapters written by an international board of authors who discuss topics such as The Economics of Food Loss and Waste, Empowering Communities Using an Integrated Design of Food Networks, Concentration in Food and Agricultural Markets, Agriculture and trade, Producers, Consumers, and Value Chains in Developing Countries, The Multiple Burdens of Malnutrition: Dietary Transition and Food System Transformation in Economic Development, Psychophysiological Measures and Consumer Food Choice, and The Economics of Health and Nutrition Related Food Policies: The Effects on the Public Health and Malnutrition.
1. 1 Introduction and purposes of the chapter - p. 4706 2. 2 Defining food systems and food networks - p. 4715 3. 3 Questions we might want to answer involving systems and networks - p. 4714 4. 4 Theories and conceptual frameworks in food system and food network research - p. 4718 5. 5 Data and methods for the study of food systems and food networks - p. 4729 6. 6 Examples of food system and food network research - p. 4739 7. 7 Challenges and opportunities moving forward - p. 4750 8. References - p. 4754 9. Chapter 87: Concentration in food and agricultural markets - p. 4798 10. Abstract - p. 4782 11. 1 Introduction - p. 4782 12. 2 Concentration measures from structural models - p. 4789 13. 3 Use of concentration measures in policy - p. 4792 14. 4 How has concentration in food and agricultural markets changed? - p. 4796 15. 5 Consolidation in agricultural production - p. 4805 16. 6 Research on concentration and market power in livestock - p. 4811 17. 7 Food retail concentration - p. 4817 18. 8 Concentration impacts beyond price - p. 4822 19. 9 Conclusion - p. 4830 20. Acknowledgments - p. 4832 21. References - p. 4832 22. Further reading - p. 4843 23. Chapter 88: Trade in agricultural and food products - p. 4845 24. Abstract - p. 4846 25. 1 Introduction - p. 4846 26. 2 Stylized facts - p. 4849 27. 3 A common model - p. 4854 28. 4 Comparative advantage - p. 4866 29. 5 Firm-level analysis - p. 4884 30. 6 Trade costs: Origin and consequences - p. 4902 31. 7 Conclusions - p. 4918 32. Acknowledgments - p. 4917 33. References - p. 4917 34. Chapter 89: Producers, consumers, and value chains in low- and middle-income countries - p. 4933 35. Chapter 90: The economics of malnutrition: Dietary transition and food system transformation - p. 4997 36. Abstract - p. 4998 37. 1 Introduction - p. 4998 38. 2 Measurement of dietary intake and health outcomes - p. 5000 39. 3 The nutrition transition and economic development - p. 5023 40. 4 Dietary transition and food choice - p. 5042 41. 5 Policies to address the multiple burdens of malnutrition - p. 5051 42. 6 Themes and conclusions - p. 5064 43. Acknowledgments - p. 5067 44. References - p. 5067 45. Chapter 91: Neuroeconomics: An overview and applications to agricultural and food economics - p. 5085 46. Chapter 92: The economics of food related policies: Considering public health and malnutrition - p. 5117 47. Abstract - p. 5118 48. 1 Introduction - p. 5118 49. 2 Rationale for public policy: Some welfare considerations - p. 5120 50. 3 Health-related food policies: Implementation and effectiveness - p. 5124 51. 4 Economic policy evaluation: Data source and modeling issues - p. 5159 52. 5 Emerging behavioral economic approaches to food consumption and health - p. 5175 53. 6 Conclusions and future research directions - p. 5179 54. Acknowledgments - p. 5181 55. References - p. 5181 56. Index - p. 5200