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Three essays evaluating food and nutrition policies

Kim, Elizabeth Jiyoon

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Title
Three essays evaluating food and nutrition policies
Author(s)
Kim, Elizabeth Jiyoon
Issue Date
2020-07-13
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Ellison, Brenna
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Ellison, Brenna
Committee Member(s)
  • Arends-Kuenning, Mary Paula
  • Michelson, Hope
  • Prescott, Melissa Pflugh
Department of Study
Agr & Consumer Economics
Discipline
Agricultural & Applied Econ
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Date of Ingest
2020-10-07T22:49:52Z
Keyword(s)
  • Universal school lunch program
  • intra-household reallocation
  • modified Nutrition Facts label
  • label comprehension
  • information avoidance
Abstract
Food and nutrition policies are designed to improve food choice behaviors as a means to improve long-term health outcomes. Many policies are targeted to address global challenges like obesity and food insecurity. School nutrition programs, for example, provide nutrition assistance to reduce children’s hunger and improve nutrition security. As another example, nutrition labels are mandated on products in an effort to promote healthier choices, which can be accomplished on the consumption side (e.g., consumers choosing healthier options) or the production side (e.g., requiring a label induces food manufacturers to produce healthier products). Evaluating such policies is necessary to determine whether the policies have improved food behaviors or health outcomes as intended. In my dissertation research, I evaluate the impacts of two policies related to food and nutrition: the universal Free School Lunch Program in South Korea and the recently modified Nutrition Facts label in the United States.
Graduation Semester
2020-08
Type of Resource
Thesis
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Copyright 2020 Elizabeth Jiyoon Kim

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