Date Available
6-2-2017
Year of Publication
2017
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Document Type
Doctoral Dissertation
College
Agriculture, Food and Environment
Department/School/Program
Agricultural Economics
First Advisor
Dr. John Schieffer
Second Advisor
Dr. Wuyang Hu
Abstract
This dissertation consists of three essays that make contributions to the research on food consumption and health-related issues. Essay I elaborates on how the interactions of consumers’ beliefs and actions influence Food-Away-From-Home (FAFH) consumption and tests whether consumers compensate for the high caloric intake typically associated with FAFH by changing their behaviors during other meals. Essay II studies consumers’ choices related to time allocations for food consumption and tests how consumers’ lifestyles moderate the effect of secondary eating (eating while doing other activities) on obesity. Lastly, Essay III examines intertemporal choices, through which individuals make trade-offs between immediate gratifications and future health, and tests the validity of the use of time preference proxies in the investigation of health outcomes.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.13023/ETD.2017.213
Recommended Citation
Alagsam, Fuad Mohammed, "THREE ESSAYS IN FOOD CONSUMPTION AND HEALTH RELATED ISSUES" (2017). Theses and Dissertations--Agricultural Economics. 55.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/agecon_etds/55
