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Dave, Dhaval M. - 2011

obesity. The economic burden of depression, about $100 billion annually, is under-estimated if depression has a positive … causal impact on obesity. If depression plays a causal role in increasing the prevalence of obesity, then policy … from major depression to higher BMI and obesity. While contemporaneous effects are considered, the study primarily focuses …

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Does Medicaid Coverage for Pregnant Women Affect Prenatal Health Behaviors?

Dave, Dhaval M. - 2015

Despite plausible mechanisms, little research has evaluated potential changes in health behaviors as a result of the Medicaid expansions of the 1980s and 1990s for pregnant women. Accordingly, we provide the first national study of the effects of Medicaid on health behaviors for pregnant women....

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Nutrient Intake : A Cross-National Analysis of Trends and Economic Correlates

Dave, Dhaval M. - 2016

intake and obesity. The cross-national trends, across countries spanning the spectrum of economic development and geographic …

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Local Revenue Hills : A General Equilibrium Specification with Evidence from Four U.S. Cities

Haughwout, Andrew - 2000

We provide estimates of the impact and long-run elasticities of tax base with respect to tax rates for four large U.S. cities: Houston (property taxation), Minneapolis (property taxation), New York City (property, general sales, and income taxation), and Philadelphia (property, gross receipts,...

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Local Revenue Hills : Evidence from Four U.S. Cities

Haughwout, Andrew F. - 2003

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