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Month: August 2013

Econ-o'food 

Thinking like an economist… about grocery stores

August 28, 2013February 22, 2020 Will Masters 0 Comments

One good opportunity to improve public health is in grocery stores, as psychologists and economists work together to help retailers

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Econ-o'food 

Thinking like an economist… about nutrition in pregnancy

August 26, 2013February 22, 2020 Will Masters 1 Comment

I like to listen to podcasts when I run, mostly fun stuff from Slate and the BBC, also stories (both true and fictional)  and sometimes great lectures.  If you

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Test-tube Meat!

August 12, 2013February 22, 2020 Amelia Darrouzet-Nardi 1 Comment

The very first laboratory-grown burger was taste-tested recently in London. This is an amazing scientific advancement, that’s just a little

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The continuing debate on SNAP restrictions

August 6, 2013February 22, 2020 Amelia Darrouzet-Nardi 0 Comments

There has been a lot of discussion and debate lately about placing further restrictions on the types of food that

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Helpful newsletters

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  • Dani Nierenberg’s Food Tank
  • Jeremy Cherfas – food culture
  • Gro Intel – deep dives into data
  • FERN’s ag insider news
  • Rudd Center – obesity policy
  • David Allison – obesity research
  • Econofact – US economic policy
  • Best of EconTwitter – in digestible form

Data & resources

  • JPAL how-to research resources
  • WB DIME data analysis handbook
  • Grad school advice (for econ, but applicable to others)
  • My list of resources (experimental)
  • USDA Econ. Res. Service (ERS) data
  • USDA Food & Nutr. program data
  • NCCOR – all US food-health data
  • World Bank data
  • FAO Statistics (FAOSTAT)
  • UNICEF statistics
  • WHO – child heights and weights
  • WHO – global obesity and BMI
  • UN system data
  • HDX – humanitarian crises
  • The dataverse
  • IHSN – household surveys
  • IPUMS – accessible data (incl. IDHS)
  • Euromonitor – branded foods (library subscription)
  • Gro Intelligence data
  • UNCTAD – international trade

Favorite blogs on ag, food & health etc.

  • Noah Smith – economics of everything
  • Ethan Mollick – LLMs & AI in higher ed
  • Ugo Gentilini – social protection
  • Parke Wilde – food policy
  • Econofact – US econ policy
  • Jess Fanzo – food systems
  • Marc Bellemare – ag & food econ
  • Chris Blattman – dev econ
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