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Drichoutis, Andreas C.; Nayga, Rodolfo M.; Lazaridēs, … - In: Empirical economics : a journal of the Institute for … 42 (2012) 3, pp. 1051-1078

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Food environment and childhood obesity : the effect of dollar stores

Drichoutis, Andreas C.; Nayga, Rodolfo M.; Rouse, Heather L. - In: Health economics review 5 (2015) 37, pp. 1-13

In this paper we examine the effect of dollar stores on children's Body Mass Index (BMI). We use a dataset compiled by the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement that reflects a BMI screening program for public school children in the state of Arkansas. We combine propensity score matching with...

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The causes of childhood obesity : a survey

Papoutsie, Georgia S.; Drichoutis, Andreas C.; Nayga, … - In: Journal of economic surveys 27 (2013) 4, pp. 743-767

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Television viewing, fast-food consumption, and children's obesity

Chang, Hung-hao; Nayga, Rodolfo M. - In: Contemporary economic policy : a journal of Western … 27 (2009) 3, pp. 293-307

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Obesity and moral hazard in demand for visits to physicians

Gustavsen, Geir Wæhler; Nayga, Rodolfo M.; Wu, Ximing - In: Contemporary economic policy : a journal of Western … 29 (2011) 4, pp. 620-633

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Peer-effects in obesity among public elementary school children : a grade-level analysis

Asirvatham, Jebaraj; Nayga, Rodolfo M.; Thomsen, Michael - In: Applied economic perspectives and policy 36 (2014) 3, pp. 438-459

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Food deserts and childhood obesity

Alviola, Pedro A.; Nayga, Rodolfo M.; Thomsen, Michael - In: Applied economic perspectives and policy 25 (2013) 1, pp. 106-124

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The effects of nutritional labels on obesity

Loureiro, Maria L.; Yen, Steven T.; Nayga, Rodolfo M. - In: Agricultural economics : the journal of the … 43 (2012) 3, pp. 333-342

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The effect of fast-food restaurants on childhood obesity : a school level analysis

Alviola, Pedro A.; Nayga, Rodolfo M.; Thomsen, Michael R.; … - In: Economics and human biology 12 (2014), pp. 110-119

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Mother's nutritional label use and children's body weight

Chang, Hung-hao; Nayga, Rodolfo M. - In: Food policy : economics planning and politics of food … 36 (2011) 2, pp. 171-178

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