The Effects of a Fat Tax on Dairy Products
| dc.creator | Chouinard, Hayley H. | |
| dc.creator | Davis, David E. | |
| dc.creator | LaFrance, Jeffrey T. | |
| dc.creator | Perloff, Jeffrey M. | |
| dc.date | 2017-04-01T13:51:49Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-09T03:49:33Z | |
| dc.description | We apply an incomplete demand system to supermarket scanner data to estimate the effects of a fat tax on dairy products for different demographic groups. We find own-price elasticities of demand are relatively inelastic and vary little across groups. A fat tax may be an effective means to raise revenue, but will not result in a significant reduction in fat consumption. The welfare effects associated with a fat tax are large and vary greatly across demographic groups. These fat taxes are regressive in nature, as the elderly and poor suffer greater welfare losses. | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.22004/ag.econ.25078 | |
| dc.identifier | https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/25078/files/wp051007.pdf | |
| dc.identifier | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/25078 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/540495 | |
| dc.language | eng | |
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| dc.source | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/25078 | |
| dc.title | The Effects of a Fat Tax on Dairy Products | |
| dc.type | Text |