Richard Tiffin

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+44 (0) 118 378 8965
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Director of Science. Agrimetrics
- Director, Centre for Food Security
- Director of Agrimetrics
Areas of interest
My research interests are broadly Agricultural Economics, Applied Econometrics and Applied Micro Economics. More specifically, I have worked in time series econometrics covering a range of applications; methodological problems including the use of alternative estimation methods in the presence of trended data and the use of the bootstrap as a method of improving the small sample performance of statistical tests.
Recently I have been working using cross sectional and panel data, considering the Bayesian methodology in connection with the estimation of the mixtures model and models with censored data. The former has been applied to the classification of farms whilst the latter is associated with the estimation of demand systems from household data. The demand systems are being used in a wider context as a component of work looking at the linkages between dietary choice and health.
Websites/blogs
Professor Richard Tiffin Personal HomepagePublications
- Kehlbacher, A. , Srinivasan, C. , McCloy, R. , Tiffin, R. (2020) Modelling preference heterogeneity using a Bayesian finite mixture of Almost Ideal Demand Systems. European Review of Agricultural Economics , 47 (3). pp. 933-970. ISSN: 0165-1587 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/erae/jbz002
- van Beijma, S. , Chatterton, J. , Page, S. , Rawlings, C. , Tiffin, R. , King, H. (2018) The challenges of using satellite data sets to assess historical land use change and associated greenhouse gas emissions: a case study of three Indonesian provinces. Carbon Management , 9 (4). pp. 399-413. ISSN: 1758-3004 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17583004.2018.1511383
- Ang, F. , Mortimer, S. , Areal, F. , Tiffin, R. (2018) On the opportunity cost of crop diversification. Journal of Agricultural Economics , 69 (3). pp. 794-814. ISSN: 1477-9552 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1477-9552.12272
- Briggs, A. , Mytton, O. , Kehlbacher, A. , Tiffin, R. , Elhussein, A. , Rayner, M. , Jebb, S. , Blakely, T. , Scarborough, P. (2017) Health impact assessment of the UK soft drinks industry levy: a comparative risk assessment modelling study. Lancet Public Health , 2 (1). pp. e15-e22. | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(16)30037-8
- Kehlbacher, A. , Tiffin, R. , Briggs, A. , Berners-Lee, M. , Scarborough, P. (2016) The distributional and nutritional impacts and mitigation potential of emission-based food taxes in the UK. Climatic Change , 137 (1-2). pp. 121-141. ISSN: 0165-0009 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10584-016-1673-6
- Briggs, A. , Kehlbacher, A. , Tiffin, R. , Scarborough, P. (2016) Simulating the impact on health of internalising the cost of carbon in food prices combined with a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages. BMC Public Health , 16 (1). ISSN: 1471-2458 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-2723-8
- Tiffin, R. and Salois, M. (2015) The distributional consequences of a fiscal food policy: evidence from the UK. European Review of Agricultural Economics , 42 (3). pp. 397-417. ISSN: 0165-1587 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/erae/jbu027
- Tiffin, R. , Kehlbacher, A. , Salois, M. (2015) The effects of a soft drink tax in the UK. Health Economics , 24 (5). pp. 583-600. ISSN: 1099-1050 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hec.3046
- Briggs, A. , Kehlbacher, A. , Tiffin, R. , Rayner, M. , Scarborough, P. (2013) Assessing the impact on chronic disease of incorporating the societal cost of greenhouse gases into the price of food: an econometric and comparative risk assessment modelling study. BMJ Open , 3 (10). ISSN: 2044-6055 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003543
- Ingram, J. , Wright, H. , Foster, L. , Aldred, T. , Barling, D. , Benton, T. , Berryman, P. , Bestwick, C. , Bows-Larkin, A. , Brocklehurst, T. , Buttriss, J. , Casey, J. , Collins, H. , Crossley, D. , Dolan, C. , Dowler, E. , Edwards, R. , Finney, K. , Fitzpatrick, J. , Fowler, M. , Garrett, D. , Godfrey, J. , Godley, A. , Griffiths, W. , Houlston, E. , Kaiser, M. , Kennard, R. , Knox, J. , Kuyk, A. , Linter, B. , Macdiarmid, J. , Martindale, W. , Mathers, J. , McGonigle, D. , Mead, A. , Millar, S. , Miller, A. , Murray, C. , Norton, I. , Parry, S. , Pollicino, M. , Quested, T. , Tassou, S. , Terry, L. , Tiffin, R. , van de Graaf, P. , Vorley, W. , Westby, A. , Sutherland, W. (2013) Priority research questions for the UK food system. Food Security , 5 (5). pp. 617-636. ISSN: 1876-4517 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12571-013-0294-4
- Briggs, A. , Mytton, O. , Kehlbacher, A. , Tiffin, R. , Rayner, M. , Scarborough, P. (2013) Overall and income specific effect on prevalence of overweight and obesity of 20% sugar sweetened drink tax in UK: econometric and comparative risk assessment modelling study. British Medical Journal , 347 ISSN: 1468-5833 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f6189
- Panzone, L. and Tiffin, R. (2012) The impact of price promotions on producer strategies in markets with large product heterogeneity. Agribusiness , 28 (4). pp. 421-439. ISSN: 0742-4477 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/agr.21309
- Tiffin, R. (2012) Economists are not dismal, the world is not a Petri dish and other reasons for optimism. Food and Energy Security , 1 (1). pp. 3-8. ISSN: 2048-3694 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/fes3.7
- Areal, F. , Tiffin, R. , Balcombe, K. (2012) Provision of environmental output within a multi-output distance function approach. Ecological Economics , 78 pp. 47-54. ISSN: 0921-8009 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2012.03.011
- Areal, F. , Balcombe, K. , Tiffin, R. (2012) Integrating spatial dependence into stochastic frontier analysis. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics , 56 (4). pp. 521-541. ISSN: 1364-985X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8489.2012.00597.x
- Areal, F. , Tiffin, R. , Balcombe, K. (2012) Farm technical efficiency under a tradable milk-quota system. Journal of Dairy Science , 95 (1). pp. 50-62. ISSN: 0022-0302 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3168/jds.2011-4638
- Salois, M. , Tiffin, R. , Balcombe, K. (2012) Impact of income on nutrient intakes: implications for undernourishment and obesity. Journal of Development Studies , 48 (12). pp. 1716-1730. ISSN: 1743-9140 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2012.658376
- Tiffin, R. and Salois, M. (2012) Inequalities in diet and nutrition. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , 7 (1). pp. 105-111. ISSN: 1475-2719 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0029665111003284
- Donkoh, S. , Tiffin, J. , Srinivasan, C. (2011) Who adopts Green Revolution (GR) technology in Ghana?. International Journal of AgriScience , 1 (1). pp. 32-44. ISSN: 2228-6322
- Tiffin, R. and Balcombe, K. (2011) The determinants of technology adoption by UK farmers using Bayesian model averaging: the cases of organic production and computer usage. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics , 55 (4). pp. 579-598. ISSN: 1364-985X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8489.2011.00549.x
- Tiffin, R. and Arnoult, M. (2011) The public health impacts of a fat tax. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition , 65 (4). pp. 427-433. ISSN: 0954-3007 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ejcn.2010.281
- Arnoult, M. , Jones, P. , Tranter, R. , Tiffin, J. , Traill, W. , Tzanopoulos, J. (2010) Modelling the likely impact of healthy eating guidelines on agricultural production and land use in England and Wales. Land Use Policy , 27 (4). pp. 1046-1055. ISSN: 0264-8377 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2010.02.001
- Tiffin, R. and Arnoult, M. (2010) The demand for a healthy diet: estimating the almost ideal demand system with infrequency of purchase. European Review of Agricultural Economics , 37 (4). pp. 501-521. ISSN: 0165-1587 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/erae/jbq038
- Arnoult, M. , Lobb, A. , Tiffin, R. (2010) Willingness to pay for imported and seasonal foods: a UK survey. Journal of International Food & Agribusiness Marketing , 22 (3-4). pp. 234-251. ISSN: 1528-6983 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08974431003641331
- Parry, M. , Arnell, N. , Berry, P. , Dodman, D. , Fankhauser, S. , Hope, C. , Kovats, S. , Nicholls, R. , Satterthwaite, D. , Tiffin, R. , Wheeler, T. , Lowe, J. , Hanson, C. (2009) Report on reports: adaptation to climate change: assessing the costs. Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development , 51 (6). pp. 29-36. ISSN: 1939-9154 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00139150903337423
- Donkoh, S. , Tiffin, R. , Srinivasan, C. (2009) Adoption of green revolution services and poverty reduction in Ghana. Ghana Journal of Development Studies , 6 (1). pp. 64-92. ISSN: 0855-6768
- Parry, M. , Arnell, N. , Berry, P. , Dodman, D. , Fankhauser, S. , Hope, C. , Kovats, S. , Nicholls, R. , Satterthwaite, D. , Tiffin, R. , Wheeler, T. (2009) Assessing the costs of adaptation to climate change: a review of the UNFCCC and other recent estimates. International Institute for Environment and Development and Grantham Institute for Climate Change , London. pp 111. ISBN: 9781843697459
- Park, . , Stabler, . , Jones, . , Mortimer, . , Tiffin, . , Tranter, . (2009) Evaluating the role of environmental quality in the sustainable rural economic development of England. Environment, Development and Sustainability , 11 (4). pp. 735-750. ISSN: 1387-585X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10668-008-9140-9
- Arnoult, M. , Tiffin, R. , Traill, B. (2008) Models of nutrient demand, tax policy & public health impact. University of Reading
- Traill, W. , Arnoult, M. , Chambers, S. , Deaville, E. , Gordon, M. , John, P. , Jones, P. , Kliem, K. , Mortimer, S. , Tiffin, J. (2008) The potential for competitive and healthy food chains of benefit to the countryside. Trends in Food Science & Technology , 19 (5). pp. 248-254. ISSN: 0924-2244 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2008.01.004
- Tiffin, R. , Traill, . , Mortimer, . (2006) Food choice in an interdisciplinary context. Journal of Agricultural Economics , 57 (2). pp. 213-220. ISSN: 0021-857X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1477-9552.2006.00048.x
- Tiffin, R. and Irz, X. (2006) Is agriculture the engine of growth?. Agricultural Economics , 35 (1). pp. 79-89. ISSN: 0169-5150 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-0862.2006.00141.x
- Tiffin, R. (2006) Bayesian clustering of farm types using the mixtures model. Journal of Agricultural Economics , 57 (3). pp. 547-562. ISSN: 0021-857X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1477-9552.2006.00064.x
- Tiffin, R. and Balcombe, . (2005) Testing symmetry and homogeneity in the almost ideal demand system with co-integrated data using fully modified estimation and the bootstrap. Journal of Agricultural Economics , 56 (2). pp. 253-270. ISSN: 0021-857X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1477-9552.2005.00003.x
- Tiffin, R. (2004) Shrinking the posterior: A note on the Nerlovian model. Journal of Agricultural Economics , 55 (1). pp. 115-121. ISSN: 0021-857X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1477-9552.2004.tb00083.x
- Tiffin, R. and Dawson, . (2003) Shock persistence in a dual economy model of India. Journal of Development Studies , 40 (1). pp. 32-47. ISSN: 0022-0388 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00220380412331293657
- Tiffin, R. (2003) Testing symmetry and homogeneity in the AIDS (Almost Ideal Demand System) with cointegrated data using fully-modified estimates and the bootstrap.
- Tiffin, R. and Dawson, . (2002) The demand for calories: Some further estimates from Zimbabwe. Journal of Agricultural Economics , 53 (2). pp. 221-232. ISSN: 0021-857X