Using spatial and temporal variation in openings of fast food restaurants in Norway between 1980 and 2007, we study the …

for children's development. We examine this hypothesis by analyzing the short-and long-run effects on children's health … children's education - not, however, on health. The effects on children's education aggravate over time. Empirical evidence …

This paper addresses the question whether taxes on unhealthy food are suitable for internalizing intergenerational … externalities inflicted by parents when they decide on their children's diet. Within an OLG model with an imperfectly altruistic … parent, the optimal steady state tax rate on unhealthy food is strictly positive. However, it is only second best since it …

, it still is unclear whether these insurance expansions improve children's health, This paper exploits quasi … children's health, We find that access to insurance reduces childhood obesity and exerts positive and economically significant … children's regular growth check-ups and deworming treatments, consistent with an increased awareness of children's weight and …