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Modelling the health impact of food taxes and subsidies with price elasticities: The case for additional scaling of food consumption using the total food expenditure elasticity.

Tony BlakelyNhung NghiemMurat GencAnja MizdrakLinda CobiacCliona Ni MhurchuBoyd SwinburnPeter ScarboroughChristine Cleghorn
Published in: PloS one (2020)
If PE matrices are applied in settings beyond where they were derived, additional scaling is likely required. We suggest that the TFEe is a useful scalar, but we also encourage other researchers to examine this issue and propose alternative options.
Keyphrases
  • human health
  • healthcare
  • public health
  • risk assessment