Getting a healthy start: The effectiveness of targeted benefits for improving dietary choices
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- Griffith, R. & von Hinke, S. & Smith, S., 2015. "Getting a healthy start: The effectiveness of targeted benefits for improving dietary choices," Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers 15/10, HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York.
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Keywords
Dietary choices; Targeted benefits; Healthy Start scheme;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
- I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
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