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Examining Food Purchase Behavior and Food Values During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Ellison, B; McFadden, B; Rickard, BJ; Wilson, NLW
Published in: Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy
March 1, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has altered conceptions of “normal” globally, including food purchasing and acquisition decisions. In this paper, we surveyed a panel of 1,370 U.S. households four times during the COVID-19 pandemic from mid-March to late April 2020. With this unique panel, we observe changes in food expenditures, shopping behaviors, and food values as the pandemic evolved. Our results reveal reductions in food-away-from-home expenditures and increases in online grocery shopping. Food values appear to be fairly stable in the early stages of the pandemic; however, decreases in the importance of price and nutrition reveal tradeoffs households make during the pandemic.

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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy

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2040-5804

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2040-5790

Publication Date

March 1, 2021

Volume

43

Issue

1

Start / End Page

58 / 72

Related Subject Headings

  • Agricultural Economics & Policy
  • 3801 Applied economics
  • 1402 Applied Economics
 

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Ellison, B., McFadden, B., Rickard, B. J., & Wilson, N. L. W. (2021). Examining Food Purchase Behavior and Food Values During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 43(1), 58–72. https://doi.org/10.1002/aepp.13118
Ellison, B., B. McFadden, B. J. Rickard, and N. L. W. Wilson. “Examining Food Purchase Behavior and Food Values During the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy 43, no. 1 (March 1, 2021): 58–72. https://doi.org/10.1002/aepp.13118.
Ellison B, McFadden B, Rickard BJ, Wilson NLW. Examining Food Purchase Behavior and Food Values During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy. 2021 Mar 1;43(1):58–72.
Ellison, B., et al. “Examining Food Purchase Behavior and Food Values During the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, vol. 43, no. 1, Mar. 2021, pp. 58–72. Scopus, doi:10.1002/aepp.13118.
Ellison B, McFadden B, Rickard BJ, Wilson NLW. Examining Food Purchase Behavior and Food Values During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy. 2021 Mar 1;43(1):58–72.
Journal cover image

Published In

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy

DOI

EISSN

2040-5804

ISSN

2040-5790

Publication Date

March 1, 2021

Volume

43

Issue

1

Start / End Page

58 / 72

Related Subject Headings

  • Agricultural Economics & Policy
  • 3801 Applied economics
  • 1402 Applied Economics