The allocation of time to grocery shopping: A comparison of Canadian and U.S. households

This study examines grocery shopping time and incorporates some of the advances made in the estimation of time use, including enjoyment of time spent in an activity, the endogeneity of grocery prices, and simultaneity of time and expenditures. Three groups of consumers are compared: Anglophone and Francophone Canadians and U.S. households. Results indicate that the model explains more of the variation in time use for Anglophone Canadians and U.S. households than for Francophone Canadians.She currently conducts research in the areas of consumer behavior and economic outcomes associated with drug use and life course implications of retirement. She received her Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1988.Her research interests are food distribution, retailing, consumer behavior, consumer satisfaction and arts management. She received her Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1991.