Simulating price subsidies on healthy foods in Mexico
Our study shows that reductions in prices can lead to increases in purchases of healthier food options. More research is needed to assess the most cost-effective strategy to deliver subsidies using either conditional cash transfers, vouchers or food baskets provided to families or direct subsidies to producers.
Authors
- Jesús Enrique Morales-Ríos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4166-3030)
- M. Arantxa Colchero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4891-7120)
- Carolina Batis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2823-6651)
- Néstor A. Sánchez‐Ortiz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2570-6419)
- J. Alai Quiroz-Reyes
- Mishel Unar‐Munguía (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1156-9337)
Institutions
- Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública (MX)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Public Health Nutrition
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s1368980024002702
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.76