{"id":3281,"date":"2021-06-29T11:34:50","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T15:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/?page_id=3281"},"modified":"2025-05-18T19:47:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T23:47:51","slug":"us-policy-evaluations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/us-policy-evaluations\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Policies and Programs: Evaluations and Designs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"\"Sugary drink taxes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In collaboration with the Public Health Institute (PHI)<\/strong><\/a>, we evaluated the first major excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) in the United States. Our team evaluated Berkeley, California\u2019s SSB excise tax<\/strong><\/a> that came into effect on March 1st, 2015. This work was funded by The Bloomberg Philanthropies<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We also inform <\/a>SSB tax designs by applying demand systems models to our sales data from our large household food purchase panels. We do this to assess changes in food and beverage purchases<\/strong><\/a> overall and among various subpopulations. We account for both product substitutions and complementarities in shopping behavior. This research allows us to understand a tax policy’s implications for nutritional health, potential revenue generated, and equity impacts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We also use our experimental online food store<\/strong><\/a> and in-person experimental grocery store<\/strong><\/a> to test the impact of different types of food and drink taxes on the healthfulness of purchases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more about the evidence for SSB tax policies<\/a> <\/strong>and our global work evaluating tax policies worldwide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Labeling regulations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We examine the prevalence of different front-of-package labeling strategies on the food supply, including nutrition claims and child-directed marketing techniques, and how these are linked to the healthfulness of food purchases. In addition, we conduct online and in-person experiments to understand how front-of-package warning labels and other potential policies affect consumer reactions, perceptions, knowledge, and behavior. We conduct systematic reviews and meta-analyses to synthesize the overall body of research on front-of-package label elements. We are also interested in understanding the effect of different labeling regulations on health equity; for example, whether labels that use icons are more effective in low-English proficiency Latinx populations. Some examples include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n