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Dr. Richard Volpe
Agribusiness Department, College of Agriculture, Food & Environmental Sciences, California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, CA, USA

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Book review
Published: 01 November 2020 in Journal of Wine Economics
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Richard Volpe. ROB DeSALLE and IAN TATTERSALL: A Natural History of Beer. Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, 2019, 256 pp., ISBN: 978-0300233674 (hardcover), $28. Journal of Wine Economics 2020, 15, 434 -436.

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Richard Volpe. ROB DeSALLE and IAN TATTERSALL: A Natural History of Beer. Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, 2019, 256 pp., ISBN: 978-0300233674 (hardcover), $28. Journal of Wine Economics. 2020; 15 (4):434-436.

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Richard Volpe. 2020. "ROB DeSALLE and IAN TATTERSALL: A Natural History of Beer. Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, 2019, 256 pp., ISBN: 978-0300233674 (hardcover), $28." Journal of Wine Economics 15, no. 4: 434-436.

Journal article
Published: 22 May 2020 in Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization
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We pair IRI household purchase records with Nielsen TDLinx data on the retail food environment to investigate the associations between retail market structure and Americans’ adherence to the Dietary Guidelines. We focus specifically on fruit and vegetable consumption, as proxied by purchases. Controlling for various household characteristics, we find that increased market concentration is associated with lower produce consumption and weaker adherence to recommendations. We also find a number of small but significant associations with respect to the presence of nontraditional retail formats.

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Richard Volpe; Xiaowei Cai; Christiane Schroeter; Lisa Mancino. Adherence to Dietary Recommendations and Food Retail Market Structure: Is There a Connection? Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization 2020, -1, 1 .

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Richard Volpe, Xiaowei Cai, Christiane Schroeter, Lisa Mancino. Adherence to Dietary Recommendations and Food Retail Market Structure: Is There a Connection? Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization. 2020; -1 (ahead-of-p):1.

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Richard Volpe; Xiaowei Cai; Christiane Schroeter; Lisa Mancino. 2020. "Adherence to Dietary Recommendations and Food Retail Market Structure: Is There a Connection?" Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization -1, no. ahead-of-p: 1.

Research article
Published: 13 August 2019 in Managerial and Decision Economics
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We create a novel dataset by merging Nielsen TDLinx data with the results of a survey of supermarket managers. We study the determinants of store performance for independent supermarkets, as measured by sales per square foot, paying particular attention to local market structure. The results show a negative and significant impact of market concentration on independent supermarket performance, which is robust to model specification. We also identify a number of format‐specific impacts and performance drivers such as store characteristics, all of which motivate future research.

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Richard Volpe; Clare Cho. Market structure determinants of performance for independent supermarkets. Managerial and Decision Economics 2019, 40, 871 -881.

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Richard Volpe, Clare Cho. Market structure determinants of performance for independent supermarkets. Managerial and Decision Economics. 2019; 40 (8):871-881.

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Richard Volpe; Clare Cho. 2019. "Market structure determinants of performance for independent supermarkets." Managerial and Decision Economics 40, no. 8: 871-881.

Journal article
Published: 01 May 2018 in Journal of Wine Economics
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Richard J. Volpe. JOHAN SWINNEN and DEVIN BRISKI: Beeronomics: How Beer Explains the World. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2017, 187 pp., ISBN 978-0198808305 (hardcover), $24.95. Journal of Wine Economics 2018, 13, 221 -223.

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Richard J. Volpe. JOHAN SWINNEN and DEVIN BRISKI: Beeronomics: How Beer Explains the World. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2017, 187 pp., ISBN 978-0198808305 (hardcover), $24.95. Journal of Wine Economics. 2018; 13 (2):221-223.

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Richard J. Volpe. 2018. "JOHAN SWINNEN and DEVIN BRISKI: Beeronomics: How Beer Explains the World. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2017, 187 pp., ISBN 978-0198808305 (hardcover), $24.95." Journal of Wine Economics 13, no. 2: 221-223.

Journal article
Published: 26 March 2018 in Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy
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A growing literature in health and nutrition suggests that healthy foods are less available and more expensive at nontraditional store formats such as supercenters, convenience stores, and drug stores. We use Nielsen Homescan data to investigate the relationship between store format and the healthfulness of consumers’ grocery shopping. Accounting for a rich set of controls, as well as food retail market structure, we simultaneously estimate the healthfulness of consumers’ food purchases and the shares of food expenditure at traditional and nontraditional store formations. We find that healthier food choices are generally associated with higher food expenditure shares at supermarkets and supercenters and lower shares at drug stores and convenience stores. In addition, market concentration has a negative effect on shopping healthfulness.

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Richard Volpe; Edward C Jaenicke; Lauren Chenarides. Store Formats, Market Structure, and Consumers’ Food Shopping Decisions. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy 2018, 40, 672 -694.

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Richard Volpe, Edward C Jaenicke, Lauren Chenarides. Store Formats, Market Structure, and Consumers’ Food Shopping Decisions. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy. 2018; 40 (4):672-694.

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Richard Volpe; Edward C Jaenicke; Lauren Chenarides. 2018. "Store Formats, Market Structure, and Consumers’ Food Shopping Decisions." Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy 40, no. 4: 672-694.

Journal article
Published: 28 February 2017 in Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization
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We pair Nielsen TDLinx data, 2004–2014, with Consumer Price Index data to investigate how changes in food retail market structure drive food price inflation. We find, in corroboration with much of the evidence to date, that market concentration is positively and significantly associated with higher food prices. We find the same to be true for store format concentration, or the homogeneity of food markets. As the market shares, or penetration, of supercenters, warehouse stores, limited assortment stores, and superettes increase at expense of traditional supermarkets, food price inflation decreases.

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Ilya Rahkovsky; Richard Volpe. Structure and Food Price Inflation. Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization 2017, 16, 1 .

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Ilya Rahkovsky, Richard Volpe. Structure and Food Price Inflation. Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization. 2017; 16 (1):1.

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Ilya Rahkovsky; Richard Volpe. 2017. "Structure and Food Price Inflation." Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization 16, no. 1: 1.

Journal article
Published: 05 December 2016 in Journal of Wine Economics
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We use rich IRI household- and individual-level data sets to examine the relationships between heart disease and type 2 diabetes with alcohol consumption. We control for a wide variety of potential confounders, including diet quality and lifestyle choices. Beer has long been studied in related literature to ambiguous outcomes. We explore the role of beer consumption in detail by separating craft beer from macrobeer and imported beer. The results indicate that most alcohol types could have protective effects against heart disease and diabetes, with the strongest effects occurring for craft beer and wine. Treating beer as a single, homogenous category in health studies likely leads to measurement error. (JEL Classifications: D12, I12, R20, L66, P36)

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Richard Volpe; Michael McCullough; Michael K. Adjemian; Timothy Park. Beer-Purchasing Behavior, Dietary Quality, and Health Outcomes among U.S. Adults. Journal of Wine Economics 2016, 11, 436 -464.

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Richard Volpe, Michael McCullough, Michael K. Adjemian, Timothy Park. Beer-Purchasing Behavior, Dietary Quality, and Health Outcomes among U.S. Adults. Journal of Wine Economics. 2016; 11 (3):436-464.

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Richard Volpe; Michael McCullough; Michael K. Adjemian; Timothy Park. 2016. "Beer-Purchasing Behavior, Dietary Quality, and Health Outcomes among U.S. Adults." Journal of Wine Economics 11, no. 3: 436-464.

Journal article
Published: 30 August 2015 in European Review of Agricultural Economics
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We study the determinants of somatic cell count (SCC) for farm milk among US dairies. We synthesise much of the work that has been done to model SCC determinants in order to identify the potential impacts of buyer-imposed penalties and incentives within the supply chain. Additionally, we estimate quantile regression for count data to measure impacts specifically for those operations with the highest SCC and to account for the statistical properties of the data. Premiums in particular have the potential to reduce SCC considerably where it is currently the highest. We draw implications for profitability in relation to SCC reduction.

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Richard J. Volpe; Timothy A. Park; Fengxia Dong; Helen H. Jensen. Somatic cell counts in dairy marketing: quantile regression for count data. European Review of Agricultural Economics 2015, 43, 331 -358.

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Richard J. Volpe, Timothy A. Park, Fengxia Dong, Helen H. Jensen. Somatic cell counts in dairy marketing: quantile regression for count data. European Review of Agricultural Economics. 2015; 43 (2):331-358.

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Richard J. Volpe; Timothy A. Park; Fengxia Dong; Helen H. Jensen. 2015. "Somatic cell counts in dairy marketing: quantile regression for count data." European Review of Agricultural Economics 43, no. 2: 331-358.

Journal article
Published: 02 June 2015 in Managerial and Decision Economics
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This paper examines the determinants of price adjustment decisions by supermarkets to increase or decrease prices for 11 different food categories and evaluates the characteristics of these firms that influence these decisions. We use a unique dataset to analyze firm variables and industry variables and their impact on price adjustment in supermarket stores. The study contributes to the price adjustment literature by identifying determinants of price behavior by stores and product category. We find that the rationale for increasing prices differs from that for decreasing prices, retailers make different adjustment decisions based on product category, and market‐level controls have little impact. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Richard Volpe; Corey Risch; Michael Boland. The Determinants of Price Adjustments in Retail Supermarkets. Managerial and Decision Economics 2015, 38, 37 -52.

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Richard Volpe, Corey Risch, Michael Boland. The Determinants of Price Adjustments in Retail Supermarkets. Managerial and Decision Economics. 2015; 38 (1):37-52.

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Richard Volpe; Corey Risch; Michael Boland. 2015. "The Determinants of Price Adjustments in Retail Supermarkets." Managerial and Decision Economics 38, no. 1: 37-52.