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Between agora and shopping mall
Falkinger, Josef - 2008
of individuals to information. Goods advertising is competing with political information for people's attention. This …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269262
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The effect of deceptive advertising on consumption of the advertised good and its substitutes: The case of over-the-counter weight loss products
Cawley, John H.; Avery, Rosemary J.; Eisenberg, Matthew - 2013
This paper is the first to estimate the impact of exposure to deceptive advertising on consumption of the advertised … advertising is rampant and products are generally ineffective with potentially serious side effects. We control for the targeting … exposure to deceptive advertising is associated with a lower probability that women, and a higher probability that men, consume …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293141
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The economics of risky health behaviors
Cawley, John; Ruhm, Christopher J. - 2011
, restrictions on purchase and use, providing information and restricting advertising. The chapter concludes with suggestions for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278806
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Fast-food restaurant advertising on television and its influence on youth body composition
Grossman, Michael; Tekin, Erdal; Wada, Roy - 2012
We examine the effects of fast-food restaurant advertising on television on the body composition of adolescents as … from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 and data on local fast-food restaurant advertising on television from … Competitive Media Reporting. Exposure to fast-food restaurant advertising on television causes statistically significant increases …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291410
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Fast-Food Restaurant Advertising on Television and Its Influence on Youth Body Composition
Grossman, Michael; Tekin, Erdal; Wada, Roy - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
We examine the effects of fast-food restaurant advertising on television on the body composition of adolescents as … from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 and data on local fast-food restaurant advertising on television from … Competitive Media Reporting. Exposure to fast-food restaurant advertising on television causes statistically significant increases …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010814471
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The Effect of Deceptive Advertising on Consumption of the Advertised Good and its Substitutes: The Case of Over-the-Counter Weight Loss Products
Cawley, John; Avery, Rosemary; Eisenberg, Matthew - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
This paper is the first to estimate the impact of exposure to deceptive advertising on consumption of the advertised … advertising is rampant and products are generally ineffective with potentially serious side effects. We control for the targeting … exposure to deceptive advertising is associated with a lower probability that women, and a higher probability that men, consume …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010630728
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The Economics of Risky Health Behaviors
Cawley, John; Ruhm, Christopher J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
, restrictions on purchase and use, providing information and restricting advertising. The chapter concludes with suggestions for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009024597
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Between Agora and Shopping Mall
Falkinger, Josef - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
of individuals to information. Goods advertising is competing with political information for people's attention. This …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005761928
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Regional measures of human capital in the European Union
Dreger, Christian; Erber, Georg; Glocker, Daniela - 2009
The accumulation of the human capital stock plays a key role to explain the macroeconomic performance across regions. However, despite the strong theoretical support for this claim, empirical evidence has been not very convincing, probably because of the low quality of the data. This paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291780
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Measuring Investment in Human Capital Formation: An Experimental Analysis of Early Life Outcomes
Doyle, Orla; Harmon, Colm P.; Heckman, James J.; Logue, … - 2013
The literature on skill formation and human capital development clearly demonstrates that early investment in children is an equitable and efficient policy with large returns in adulthood. Yet little is known about the mechanisms involved in producing these long-term effects. This paper presents...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010328970