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The rise in obesity across the Atlantic: an economic perspective
Brunello, Giorgio; Michaud, Pierre-Carl; … - 2008
We provide comparable evidence on the patterns and trends in obesity across the Atlantic and analyse whether there are economic rationales for public intervention to control obesity. We take into account equity issues as well as efficiency considerations, which are organized around three...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268706
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Understanding the economic consequences of shifting trends in population health
Michaud, Pierre-Carl; Goldman, Dana; Lakdawalla, Darius; … - 2009
The public economic burden of shifting trends in population health remains uncertain. Sustained increases in obesity, diabetes, and other diseases could reduce life expectancy - with a concomitant decrease in the public-sector's annuity burden - but these savings may be offset by worsening...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269708
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Legislative term limits and state aid to local governments
Yakovlev, Pavel; Tosun, Mehmet S.; Lewis, William P. - 2012
-barrel spending, which takes the form of higher transfers from state to local governments. This finding might also imply that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282533
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A comparison of the poverty impact of transfers, taxes and market income across five OECD countries
Bibi, Sami; Duclos, Jean-Yves - 2008
This paper compares the poverty reduction impact of income sources, taxes and transfers across five OECD countries …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269203
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Unequal giving: monetary gifts to children across countries and over time
Zissimopoulos, Julie M.; Smith, James P. - 2010
, relaxing binding credit constraints or responding to a transitory income shock. Financial transfers however, may extend … affect the distribution of resources within or between families in the next generation although the timing of transfers for … schooling or housing may have a significant impact on an individual child. Annual parental transfers for college age children in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269522
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Fiscal zoning, sales taxes, and employment: Do higher sales taxes lead to more jobs in retailing and fewer jobs in manufacturing?
Burnes, Daria; Neumark, David; White, Michelle J. - 2012
We test the hypothesis that local government officials in jurisdictions that have higher local sales taxes are more likely to use fiscal zoning to attract retailing. We find that total retail employment is not significantly affected by local sales tax rates, but employment in big box and anchor...
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International differences in longevity and health and their economic consequences
Michaud, Pierre-Carl; Goldman, Dana; Lakdawalla, Darius; … - 2009
In 1975, 50 year-old Americans could expect to live slightly longer than their European counterparts. By 2005, American life expectancy at that age has diverged substantially compared to Europe. We find that this growing longevity gap is primarily the symptom of real declines in the health of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269620
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On the rise of health spending and longevity
Fonseca, Raquel; Michaud, Pierre-Carl; Galama, Titus; … - 2009
We use a calibrated stochastic life-cycle model of endogenous health spending, asset accumulation and retirement to investigate the causes behind the increase in health spending and life expectancy over the period 1965-2005. We estimate that technological change along with the increase in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269651
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The economic security index: A new measure for research and policy analysis
Hacker, Jacob S.; Huber, Gregory Alain; Nichols, Austin; … - 2012
This paper presents the Economic Security Index (ESI), a new, more comprehensive measure of economic insecurity. By combining data from multiple surveys, we create an integrated measure of volatility in available household resources, accounting for fluctuations in income and out-of-pocket...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010289981
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The Changing Profile of Mexican Migrants to the United States: New Evidence from California and Mexico
Cornelius, Wayne A.; Marcelli, Enrico A. - 2000
Using recent data from southern California and Mexico we challenge the notion that the demographic profile of post-1970 Mexican migrants to the United States has remained constant. We find that more recent cohorts of migrants: (1) are more likely to settle permanently in the United States, (2)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262427