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Obesity and Diabetes, the Built Environment, and the ‘Local’ Food Economy
Matthew, Salois - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
influence of the 'local' food economy. This paper examines the association of measures relating to the built environment and the … ‘local’ food economy with county-level prevalence of obesity and diabetes. Key indicators of the ‘local’ food economy include … environment is strongly associated with prevalence of obesity and diabetes and a strong 'local' food economy may play an important …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008794668
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The causes of childhood obesity: A survey
Papoutsi, Georgia; Drichoutis, Andreas; Nayga, Rodolfo - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
Childhood obesity rates are rapidly rising in many countries. Since it is highly likely that obesity will persist into adulthood, current rates undermine the health and future of people in developed as well as developing countries. This public health epidemic carries significant economic, social...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009021991
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Food environment and childhood obesity: The effect of dollar stores
Drichoutis, Andreas C.; Nayga, Rodolfo M.; Rouse, Heather L. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
In this paper we examine the effect of dollar stores on children's Body Mass Index (BMI). We use a dataset compiled by … children in the state of Arkansas. We combine propensity score matching with difference-in-differences methods to deal with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011185698
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Food environment and childhood obesity: The effect of dollar stores
Drichoutis, Andreas C.; Nayga, Rodolfo M.; Rouse, Heather L. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
In this paper we examine the effect of dollar stores on children's Body Mass Index (BMI). We use data from a dataset … school children in the state of Arkansas. We combine propensity score matching with difference-in-difference methods to deal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011112602
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The macroeconomic impact of the income tax reductions in Malta
Grech, Aaron George - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
This paper presents estimates of the possible macroeconomic impact of the reductions in income tax introduced in the Budgets for 2013 and 2014. The simulations are based on the structural macro-econometric model described in Grech and Micallef (2014). The impact of the reductions on Government...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011267882
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A Structural Macro-Econometric Model of the Maltese Economy
Grech, Aaron George; Grech, Owen; Micallef, Brian; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Office of the Central Bank of Malta during 2012. This model is small-scale, consisting of 19 behavioural equations (estimated … in Malta while that of a change in foreign demand is quite strong. The exposure of the Maltese economy to shocks in oil …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011260890
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A structural macro-econometric model of the Maltese economy
Grech, Aaron George; Grech, Owen; Micallef, Brian; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Office of the Central Bank of Malta during 2012. This model is small-scale, consisting of 19 behavioural equations (estimated … in Malta while that of a change in foreign demand is quite strong. The exposure of the Maltese economy to shocks in oil …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010636788
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“How Similar to South-Eastern Europe were the Islands of Cyprus and Malta in terms of Agricultural Output and Credit? Evidence during the Interwar Period”
Apostolides, Alexander - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
The paper is part of an ongoing process of estimating the GDP of Cyprus and Malta for the interwar period. The islands … of Cyprus and Malta have always been considered as similar economically to other South-Eastern European states, despite … their differing economic structure. Malta’s economy was exceptional due to the high urbanisation of the island, leading to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005616581
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"The Good the Bad and the Ugly: Lessons learnt in estimating the value added of the island’s primary sector and Results"
Apostolides, Alexander - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
. This paper will present the gross output and value added of Cyprus and Malta in the Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005619973
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An estimate of the possible impact of lower electricity and water tariffs on the Maltese economy
Grech, Aaron George - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
that Malta’s real GDP could be boosted by 0.65 percentage points by 2020, with the bulk of the impact being felt during …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011108183