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Time Spent Exercising and Obesity : An Application of Lewbel’s Instrumental Variables Method

Courtemanche, Charles J. - 2020

This paper examines the role physical activity plays in determining body mass using data from the American Time Use Survey. Our work is the first to address the measurement error that arises when time use during a single day--rather than average daily time use over an extended period--is used as...

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Chain Restaurant Calorie Posting Laws, Obesity, and Consumer Welfare

Courtemanche, Charles J. - 2020

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to compare changes in body mass index (BMI), obesity, and consumer well-being in …

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Estimating the Associations between SNAP and Food Insecurity, Obesity, and Food Purchases with Imperfect Administrative Measures of Participation

Courtemanche, Charles J. - 2018

associations between SNAP and food insecurity, obesity, and the Healthy Eating Index. These results serve as a cautionary tale …

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Can Changing Economic Factors Explain the Rise in Obesity?

Courtemanche, Charles J. - 2015

A growing literature examines the effects of economic variables on obesity, typically focusing on only one or a few … obesity, and 59% of the rise in class II/III obesity. Quantile regressions also point to large effects among the heaviest …

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The Heterogeneity of the Cigarette Price Effect on Body Mass Index

Wehby, George - 2012

due to differences in underlying preferences for health or risks for obesity. We evaluate heterogeneity in the long …

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Impatience, Incentives, and Obesity

Courtemanche, Charles J. - 2011

, suggesting obesity is partly attributable to rational intertemporal tradeoffs but also partly to time inconsistency …

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