Abstract
Food Policy To address disparities in healthful eating, policy-makers have promoted development of new supermarkets in “food deserts” in poorer neighborhoods, making it easier to find healthy groceries locally instead of having to travel to wealthier neighborhoods. Combining data including household grocery purchases and relocations, and locations of new supermarkets, Allcott et al. conclude that exposing poorer people to healthier food typical of wealthier neighborhoods would increase demand for healthy food by only 10%. They calculate that a subsidy to help poorer people afford healthier food would be much more effective. Quart. J. Econ. 10.1093/qje/qjz015 (2019).
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