PhD defence: Applied and behavioral economics essays on obesity intervention strategies in retail settings
PhD defence
Abdulfatah Adam
Abstract
Several studies have shown that food stores and their availability of healthy products are important contributors to healthy eating patterns among consumers. The thesis addresses three types of strategies for food retailers to promote healthier eating among their customers: product pricing, choice architecture and product reformulation. By means of literature review, econometric analyses of retailer sales data and household purchase data, in-store interviews with consumers and economic optimization modelling, the thesis investigates the potentials of these strategies in promoting healthier consumer choices.
Supervisors
Jørgen Dejgård Jensen, Professor, Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Jonas Nordström, Associate professor, Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Assessment Committee
Tove Christensen, Associate Professor, Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Valdimar Sigurdsson, Professor, University of Reykjavik, Iceland
Kyrre Rickertsen, Professor, Norwegian University of Life Sciences
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