Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/260065 
Year of Publication: 
2013
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper No. 2013:7
Publisher: 
Lund University, School of Economics and Management, Department of Economics, Lund
Abstract: 
The prevalence of illnesses related to the modern diet and a more sedentary lifestyle has increased markedly over the last few decades. There is therefore a need for effective strategies to promote health and to reduce the prevalence of diet-related diseases. In this paper, we study the willingness to pay for a new concept, healthy canteen takeaways. In the analysis, we depart from a household production model. To control for the endogeneity of the health state, we use a control function approach. The result suggests that health inputs, such as low-fat meat and a larger amount of vegetables, increase respondents' utility. Respondents' valuations of the convenience attribute are very heterogenous, with both positive and negative values. From a policy perspective, the IV estimation turns out to be of importance, with a sign change in the valuation of low-fat meals for individuals with a poor health state (high MBI).
Subjects: 
endogen
discrete choice
health
household production
instrumental variable
JEL: 
C25
D12
D13
I10
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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