We study the relationship between urban sprawl and obesity. Using data that tracks individuals over time, we find no … evidence that urban sprawl causes obesity. We show that previous findings of a positive relationship most likely reflect a … neighborhoods. Our results indicate that current interest in changing the built environment to counter the rise in obesity is …

examining how the existence of income-related inequalities in unhealthy behaviours and more specifically, obesity (as a proxy … empirically examine data from two countries, England and Spain, which exhibit rising obesity levels, as well as smoking and … countries. The results document the persistence of income inequalities in obesity and tobacco use, which disproportionately …

This paper provides evidence that managers adjust firm advertising, in part, to attract investor attention and … influence short-term stock returns. First, I show that increased advertising spending is associated with a contemporaneous rise … increase in advertising spending prior to insider sales, and a significant decrease in the subsequent year. Additional analyses …

increased. The importance of these commercial pressures is analysed. Do children understand advertising? How is child poverty …Children’s lives have been transformed over the past century. Family incomes have increased, children lead more … solitary lives, attitudes to childhood have changed, new products have been developed and commercial pressures on children have …

In this paper we consider a two-stage duopoly game where firms first decide whether to invest in advertising and then … compete in prices. Advertising has two effects: a market enlargement for both firms and a predatory gain for the investing … investment in advertising and that strong product substitutability may induce a coordination problem. …

The concept of social exclusion has been widely debated in Europe but its application to children has seen relatively … little discussion. What could be meant by exclusion of children is the first main theme of the paper. Among other things, I … exclusion of children. The second main theme is the use of the concept of exclusion in the USA, where in contrast to Europe it …

) Internet skills and their potential predictors were assessed among a sample of Dutch primary school children. The findings … suggest that primary school children possess sufficient levels of fundamental but not advanced Internet skills and, hence …, might not be able to make best use of important opportunities the Internet has to offer. Children employed very ineffective …

health of their children. Overall 47 studies were identified. There was considerable variability in their quality, with a …

We examine the vertical transmission of overweight drawing upon a sample of English children, both adopted and non …