An economic view of food deserts in the united states

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 em...

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Volume:	30
Main Author:	Besharov, Douglas J Bitler, Marianne Haider, Steven J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Place of publication:	Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company Winter 2011 WILEY John Wiley & Sons, Inc John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
published in:	Journal of policy analysis and management Vol. 30; no. 1; pp. 153 - 176
Editor:	Besharov, Douglas J
Data of publication:	Winter 2011
ISSN:	0276-8739 1520-6688
EISSN:	1520-6688
Discipline:	Government Social Sciences (General) Political Science Economics
Series:	Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
Subjects:	Economics Business & Economics Social Sciences Public Administration Competition Public Policy Nutrition Efficiency Supply and Demand Disadvantaged Environment Government Role Food Free Enterprise System PRICES FRUIT AVAILABILITY DEPRIVATION STORES COMPETITION CONSUMER NUTRITION HEALTH ACCESS
Online Access:	Fulltext
Database:	Social Sciences Citation Index Web of Science - Social Sciences Citation Index - 2011 Web of Knowledge Web of Science ERIC (Ovid) ERIC( SilverPlatter ) Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) ERIC ERIC ERIC ERIC ERIC PlusText (Legacy Platform) ERIC ERIC (Legacy Platform) RePEc RePEc IDEAS CrossRef Database information Databases - DBIS