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The Medical Care Costs of Youth Obesity : An Instrumental Variables Approach
Biener, Adam I. - 2017
This paper is the first to use the method of instrumental variables to estimate the causal impact of youth obesity on U …,354 (in 2013 dollars) or 159%, which is considerably higher than previous estimates of the association of youth obesity with … medical costs; thus, the cost-effectiveness of anti-obesity interventions have likely been underestimated. The costs of youth …
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Inflation's Impact on American Households
Altig, David; Auerbach, Alan J.; Eidschun, Erin F.; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
The post-COVID price surge has reignited interest in inflation's impact on American households. Even if anticipated and with full market adjustments, inflation affects households through its interaction with the fiscal system, which is the focus of this paper. Inflation affects households...
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