We extend the existing literature on food taxes targeting obesity. We systematically incorporatethe implicit … and fats. The approach conditions how foodand obesity taxes affect total calorie intake. The proposed methodology accounts …

obesity has occurred. This paper developsmodels of calorie demand and health supply, as reflected in aggregate mortality … goods and of wages reduces the macro demand for caloriesand supply of mortality associated with obesity, but other forms of …

Obesity has become a major health issue. Research in economics has providedimportant insights as to how technological … progress reduced the relative price of food andcontributed to the increase in obesity. However, the increased availability of …’swell-being. It is found that obesity decreases the well-being of individuals who report limitedself-control, but not otherwise. …