An Economic View of Food Deserts in the United States

Autor/inn/en	Bitler, Marianne; Haider, Steven J.
Titel	An Economic View of Food Deserts in the United States
Quelle	In: Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 30 (2011) 1, S.153-176 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0276-8739
DOI	10.1002/pam.20550
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Food; Disadvantaged Environment; Nutrition; Economics; Public Policy; Supply and Demand; Free Enterprise System; Competition; Efficiency; Government Role + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lebensmittel; Ernährung; Volkswirtschaftslehre; Öffentliche Ordnung; Bedarfsplanung; Freie Wirtschaft; Wettkampf; Effectiveness; Effektivität; Wirkungsgrad
Abstract	Considerable policy and academic attention has been focused on the topic of food deserts. We consider this topic from an economic perspective. First, we consider how the components of a standard economic analysis apply to the study of food deserts. Second, using this economic lens, we revisit the empirical literature on food deserts to assess the progress that has been made regarding whether food deserts are problematic in the U.S. Overall, despite several studies documenting the existence of food deserts in local areas, shortcomings in available data have not allowed researchers to convincingly document the presence or absence of food deserts on a national scale, and virtually no research has provided insight as to why food deserts might exist. (Contains 1 figure and 37 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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