Are fruit and vegetable voucher policies cost-effective?

We quantify the economic and health effects of a fruit and vegetable (F&V) voucher policy designed for increasing F&V consumption among low-income consumers. The analysis combined two models: an economic model which predicts how F&V consumption is affected by a change in policy, and a he...

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Published in:	European review of agricultural economics 2012-12, Vol.39 (5), p.771-795
Main Authors:	de Mouzon, O., Requillart, V., Soler, L.- G., Dallongeville, J., Dauchet, L.
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Consumers Consumption Economic models Economics and Finance Food consumption Fruits and vegetables Health Health care policy Health policy Humanities and Social Sciences Income Low income Low income groups Studies Vouchers
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Summary:	We quantify the economic and health effects of a fruit and vegetable (F&V) voucher policy designed for increasing F&V consumption among low-income consumers. The analysis combined two models: an economic model which predicts how F&V consumption is affected by a change in policy, and a health model which evaluates the impact of a change in F&V consumption in terms of death avoided and life-years saved. We find that targeted F&V voucher policies can be more cost-effective than non-targeted policies based on tax decreases, but only when the targeted policy is focused narrowly on the lowest income consumers. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:	0165-1587 1464-3618