Using data from the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS), this study analyzes peer effects on obesity in a sample …

This paper contributes to the literature on the labor market consequences of unhealthy behaviors and poor health by … series of National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys that spans 1959-2008. We calculate that the percentage of …

for cigarettes is a derived demand. Public health efforts to reduce smoking initiation and encourage cessation may wish to …

sophisticated consumers of advertising and use it to make more health-promoting decisions. -- advertising ; weight loss ; obesity … ; deception ; information ; drugs ; health …

Using five waves from the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS), we investigate the association between maternal …

The health risks of the current COVID-19 pandemic, together with the drastic mitigation measures taken in many affected … nations, pose an obvious threat to public mental health. The social science literature has already established a clear link … between mental health and sociodemographic as well as economic factors, and a growing number of studies investigate the role …