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Journal Articles European Review of Agricultural Economics Year : 2012

Are fruit and vegetable voucher policies cost-effective?

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We quantify the economic and health effects of a fruit and vegetable (FV) voucher policy designed for increasing FV consumption among low-income consumers. The analysis combined two models: an economic model which predicts how FV consumption is affected by a change in policy, and a health model which evaluates the impact of a change in FV consumption in terms of death avoided and life-years saved. We find that targeted FV 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.

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hal-02646742 , version 1 (29-05-2020)

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Olivier de Mouzon, Vincent V. Requillart, Louis Georges Soler, Jean Dallongeville. Are fruit and vegetable voucher policies cost-effective?. European Review of Agricultural Economics, 2012, 39 (5), pp.771-795. ⟨10.1093/erae/jbs013⟩. ⟨hal-02646742⟩
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