This paper presents a systematic analysis of the impact of socioeconomic status (SES) on overweight and obesity in … China and investigates how and why the SES-obesity gradient differs with age. Using a longitudinal sample drawn from the … China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS), I find that body mass index (BMI) is positively associated with SES during early …

The negative association between obesity and labor market outcomes has been widely documented, yet little is known … the military, we find that the crude obesity penalty in earnings, which amounts to about 18 percent, is linked to supply …-side characteristics that are associated with both earnings and obesity. In particular, we show that the penalty reflects negative …

, obesity and health in OECD countries and the large differences among countries. The empirical model shows that progress in … medical treatment and health expenditure mitigates mortality from diet-related diseases, despite rising obesity rates. While …Theoretical models suggest that decisions about diet, weight and health status are endogenous within a utility …

/ethnicity and obesity status in the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and other beverages among United States schoolchildren …. The analysis found that beverage consumption patterns did not substantially differ across weight status groups, but they …

/ethnicity and obesity status in the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and other beverages among United States schoolchildren …. The analysis found that beverage consumption patterns did not substantially differ across weight status groups, but they …

have a head to head cola competitor for Coca-Cola. Supermarket “private label” cola brands are a substitute beverage for … the big two but in terms of dollar sales, they do not cut greatly into their market share. According to the Beverage …

that may influence the effectiveness of a volume-based soft drink excise tax: population obesity prevalence, soft drink …Sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) taxation is becoming of increasing interest as a policy aimed at addressing the rising … prevalence of obesity in many countries. Preliminary evidence indicates its potential to not only reduce obesity prevalence, but …

The current obesity crisis in the United States is generating numerous alternative policy options for combating the … problem. One alternative that has been widely proposed is an excise or sales tax on sugar-sweetened non-alcoholic beverages … carried out to ascertain stochastic partial and general equilibrium calorie, body weight and revenue effects of a tax on sugar …

This study investigates whether peers are a contributing factor in the increase in childhood obesity rates, and whether …