We provide new evidence on the extent to which the demand for cigarettes is derived from the demand for weight control …, among teenagers who smoke frequently, 46% of girls and 30% of boys are smoking in part to control their weight. This … about the right weight. The derived demand for cigarettes has important implications for tax policy. Under reasonable …

reviews the literature on the tax and price responsiveness of pregnant women to smoking during pregnancy. I first discuss the … continue to review overall trends in the tax responsiveness of smoking during pregnancy as well as results by subgroups. Next …

We provide new evidence on the extent to which the demand for cigarettes is derived from the demand for weight control …, among teenagers who smoke frequently, 46% of girls and 30% of boys are smoking in part to control their weight. This … about the right weight. The derived demand for cigarettes has important implications for tax policy. Under reasonable …

sorting in spouses’ BMI, in their weight, and in their height. Within couples, gender-asymmetric trade-offs arise not only … fatter women and shorter men. A wife’s obesity (body size or weight) measures are negatively correlated with her husband …We analyze empirically the marriage-market aspects of body size, weight, and height in the United States using data …

A large literature has examined the healthcare consequences of obesity. A major barrier to careful study of these … consequences is reliance on self-reported measures of weight and height. Previous research has developed algorithms to adjust for … patterns from working age adults due to involuntary weight loss and changes in cognition, muscle mass, and bone density. We …

that longitudinal data on BMI are needed. We suggest a theory of imitation - where utility depends on relative weight - in … Britain and Germany. A 10-point move up in body mass index (BMI) is associated in the cross-section with a drop in … psychological health of approximately 0.3 GHQ points. Comparisons also matter. For a given level of BMI, we find that people who are …

school leads to heavier weight or greater risk of overweight or obesity among children. We also find limited evidence that …In response to the increase in children’s weight in recent decades, many states, school districts, and schools in the … potential to reduce childhood overweight and obesity, but their effectiveness has not been evaluated. Using a large nationally …

This research examines the relative effectiveness of various smoking control initiatives in lowering U.S. smoking … restrictions on smokers lower smoking prevalence, while those directed at retailers are largely ineffective. Upon disaggregation …, territorial restrictions banning smoking in restaurants are found to be effective, whereas those in workplaces and in bars do not …