Edited by Jutta Roosen, Technical University of Munich, Germany and Jill E. Hobbs, University of Saskatchewan, Canada

• Contents:Introduction to A Modern Guide to Food Economics 1Jutta Roosen and Jill E. HobbsPART I CHANGES IN THE FOOD SYSTEM1 The economics of food systems 7David Zilberman2 The supplier–retailer relationship in contemporary food markets 23Alessandro Bonanno and Metin .akır3 Product differentiation in food 47Jill J. McCluskey and Jason A. Winfree4 Technical regulation of agri-food trade 62David Orden, Caesar B. Cororaton and Khadija RouchdiPART II CHALLENGES WITH REGARD TOSUSTAINABILITY AND HEALTH5 The economics of the nutrition and sustainable diet transition 89Xavier Irz and Mario Mazzocchi6 Health-oriented nutrition policies 113Jill E. Hobbs and Jutta Roosen7 The economics of food loss and waste 144Brenna Ellison and Mary K. Muth8 Food safety and traceability 170James Mitchell, Lee Schulz and Glynn TonsorPART III DEVELOPMENTS IN METHODS AND DATA9 Behavioural economics, policy interventions and food 193David R. Just10 Discrete choice models and continuous demand systems in thescanner data age 215Beatrice Biondi, Sara Capacci and Mario Mazzocchi11 Recent developments in inference: practicalities for appliedeconomics235Jeffrey D. Michler and Anna JosephsonPART IV NEW ISSUES12 Who reacts to food taxes? How a multiple-selves modelcan help to explain the effects of food taxes 270Sinne Smed, Chiara Lombardini and Leena Lankoski13 Food, beverages, and social media: trends and toolsfor economic research 297Sean B. Cash, Saleem Alhabash, Gabriela Fretes andMengyan Ma14 How the use of genomics may continue to influence consumerbehaviour 327Ellen GoddardIndex 352

‘Food systems today reflect new technologies in food production and distribution, and consumers’ demand for a broad range of attributes in food. Conditions that promote innovation and enhance information are key to the markets that have emerged. A Modern Guide to Food Economics provides new insights into economic models, data, and analytics for understanding the increasingly complex food environment today.’