overestimate their 5-year risks of a heart attack and a stroke. Obese individuals are thus aware of some but not all obesity …

In order to explain the growth of obesity in industrialized and transition economies, a behavioral approach to food … factors and changes in the composition of diet therefore forms the basis for weight gain and, in the long run, obesity. …

Simple OLS estimates of the effect of school-imposed penalties for drug use on a student's consumption of marijuana are … marijuana use to sanctions and thereby demonstrate the efficacy of school-imposed penalties as a deterrent to adolescent drug … use. This is the first evidence of such efficacy and, given what is known about the consequences of drug use, suggests …

We provide comparable evidence on the patterns and trends in obesity across the Atlantic and analyse whether there are … economic rationales for public intervention to control obesity. We take into account equity issues as well as efficiency … obesity trends, and conclude with a brief review of current policies to reduce and prevent excessive body weight both in …

Die Bundesregierung hat einen Gesetzentwurf zur Legalisierung des "kontrollierten Umgangs mit Cannabis" vorgelegt. Das …The federal government has presented a draft law to legalise the controlled use of cannabis, known as the Cannabis Act … (CanG). What does this law regulate and how is it expected to affect cannabis use? Is there empirical evidence to support …

preferences. However, this distinction is particularly important in the market for cannabis as legalizing the drug would impact …Illicit drug use is prevalent around the world. While the nature of the market makes it difficult to determine the … limited accessibility (either knowing where to buy or being offered) an illicit drug on using the drug. We use the demand side …

Dieser Artikel dokumentiert ein Interview zur Drogenpolitik. Erläutert werden die innen- und außenpolitischen Folgen …This article documents an interview on the politics of drug prohibition. It explains the consequences of prohibiting …