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

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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