A shiny new year ahead
It’s January 2nd, time to get ready for the year’s firehose of food-related news and data. Our daily challenge is
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Least-cost breakfasts?
The least-cost diet exercise we just did in class is beautifully illustrated by the gorgeous NYT magazine article about kids’
Read MoreFood values: Fresh and local! Exotic and convenient!
On the T this week, just before the start of new school year studying food choices, I just loved seeing
Read MoreA big move on trans-fats from the FDA
NYT article here. What do you think the reaction will be, for both consumers, and for producers who currently use
Read MoreHoney Bees are an Agricultural Input
Hello everyone! I researched the topic of colony collapse disorder on honey bee colonies in the United States for my
Read MoreAn interview with one of the new Nobel Laureates in Economics, Robert Shiller
There were three economists who shared the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences this year, and one of them was Robert
Read MoreThinking like an economist… about milk
Last Friday I was watching CNN and the government shut down was a hot topic (and still is). What stood
Read MoreThinking like an economist… about grocery stores
One good opportunity to improve public health is in grocery stores, as psychologists and economists work together to help retailers
Read MoreThinking like an economist… about nutrition in pregnancy
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
Read MoreThe continuing debate on SNAP restrictions
There has been a lot of discussion and debate lately about placing further restrictions on the types of food that
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