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Understanding overeating and obesity
Ruhm, Christopher J. - In: Journal of Health Economics 31 (2012) 6, pp. 781-796
to prices. However, another potentially important reason for rising obesity is that food producers have incentives to … become more common as obesity has increased. …
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Happy house: Spousal weight and individual well-being
Clark, Andrew E.; Etilé, Fabrice - In: Journal of Health Economics 30 (2011) 5, pp. 1124-1136
We use life satisfaction and Body Mass Index (BMI) information from three waves of the GSOEP to test for social … interactions in BMI between spouses. Social interactions require that the cross-partial effect of partner's weight and own weight … the correlation between satisfaction and own BMI is initially positive, but turns negative after some threshold …
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The importance of parental knowledge: Evidence from weight report cards in Mexico
Prina, Silvia; Royer, Heather - In: Journal of Health Economics 37 (2014) C, pp. 232-247
The rise of childhood obesity in less developed countries is often overlooked. We study the impact of body weight … least obese classrooms. As obesity rates increase, reference points for appropriate body weights may rise, making it more … difficult to lower obesity rates. …
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The impact of physical education on obesity among elementary school children
Cawley, John; Frisvold, David; Meyerhoefer, Chad - In: Journal of Health Economics 32 (2013) 4, pp. 743-755
In response to the dramatic rise in childhood obesity, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and other organizations …, Kindergarten Cohort (ECLS-K) for 1998–2004. Results from IV models indicate that PE lowers BMI z-score and reduces the probability … of obesity among 5th graders. This effect is concentrated among boys; we find evidence that this gender difference is …
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Estimation of own and cross price elasticities of alcohol demand in the UK—A pseudo-panel approach using the Living Costs and Food Survey 2001–2009
Meng, Yang; Brennan, Alan; Purshouse, Robin; … - In: Journal of Health Economics 34 (2014) C, pp. 96-103
The estimation of price elasticities of alcohol demand is valuable for the appraisal of price-based policy interventions such as minimum unit pricing and taxation. This study applies a pseudo-panel approach to the cross-sectional Living Cost and Food Survey 2001/2–2009 to estimate the own- and...
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One Last Puff? Public Smoking Bans and Smoking Behavior
Anger, Silke; Kvasnicka, Michael; Siedler, Thomas - In: Journal of Health Economics 30 (2011) 3, pp. 591-601
This paper investigates the short-term effects of public smoking bans on individual smoking behavior. In 2007 and 2008, state-level smoking bans were gradually introduced in all of Germany's federal states. We exploit this variation to identify the effect that smoke-free policies had on...
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Impacts of the Affordable Care Act dependent coverage provision on health-related outcomes of young adults
Barbaresco, Silvia; Courtemanche, Charles J.; Qi, Yanling - In: Journal of Health Economics 40 (2015) C, pp. 54-68
The first major insurance expansion of the Affordable Care Act – a provision requiring insurers to allow dependents to remain on parents’ health insurance until turning 26 – took effect in September 2010. We estimate this mandate's impacts on numerous outcomes related to health care...
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Effects of occupational regulations on the cost of dental services: Evidence from dental insurance claims
Wing, Coady; Marier, Allison - In: Journal of Health Economics 34 (2014) C, pp. 131-143
In the United States, occupational regulations influence the work tasks that may legally be performed by dentists and dental hygienists. Only a dentist may legally perform most dental procedures; however, a smaller list of basic procedures may be provided by either a dentist or a dental...
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Weathering the storm: Hurricanes and birth outcomes
Currie, Janet; Rossin-Slater, Maya - In: Journal of Health Economics 32 (2013) 3, pp. 487-503
A growing literature suggests that stressful events in pregnancy can have negative effects on birth outcomes. Some of the estimates in this literature may be affected by small samples, omitted variables, endogenous mobility in response to disasters, and errors in the measurement of gestation, as...
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State and self investments in health
Fichera, Eleonora; Sutton, Matt - In: Journal of Health Economics 30 (2011) 6, pp. 1164-1173
In this paper we consider how State investments can crowd out or reinforce self-investments in health using a theoretical model of insurance and protection. We apply this model to the smoking cessation decision made by individuals diagnosed with a cardiovascular disease using data from the 1998,...
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