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A sales tax is better at promoting healthy diets than the fat tax and the thin subsidy
Kalamov, Zarko Y. - 2016
instruments to address obesity are a tax on unhealthy foods (fat tax) and a subsidy on healthy foods (thin subsidy). We compare …Rising prevalence of obesity among adults and children is a major policy issue in many countries. Two widely discussed … for healthy and unhealthy meals. We show that the policy which reduces obesity under the most general conditions is the …
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Habit formation, obesity, and cash rewards
Augurzky, Boris; Bauer, Thomas K.; Reichert, Arndt R.; … - 2018
This paper examines weight loss and the formation of healthy habits through cash rewards in the context of a multi-phase randomized controlled trial involving 700 obese individuals. We find effects of monetary incentives for weight loss of up to EUR 300 on body weight during all experimental...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011846799
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Habit formation, obesity, and cash rewards
Augurzky, Boris; Bauer, Thomas K.; Reichert, Arndt R.; … - 2018
This paper examines weight loss and the formation of healthy habits through cash rewards in the context of a multi-phase randomized controlled trial involving 700 obese individuals. We find effects of monetary incentives for weight loss of up to EUR 300 on body weight during all experimental...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011823823
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Impact of Changes in Relationship Status on Smoking Behavior and Body Weight
Hillebrandt, Marc-Andre - 2021
This paper examines whether and how changes in relationship status (i. e., cohabitation, marriage, separation, or divorce) affect individuals’ smoking behavior and body weight. Using German Socio-Economic Panel data, this study accounts for differences between treated (i. e., those affected by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013243843
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Changes in Body Weight and Lifestyle Behaviors among U.S. Adults following the Introduction of COVID-19 Lockdown : Evidence from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Sung, Jaesang; Davis, Will; Qiu, Qihua - 2021
Index and the probability of obesity for adults in the United States. Using a difference-in-differences framework which …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013324432
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The formation and malleability of dietary habits : a field experiment with low income families
Belot, Michèle; Berlin, Noemi; James, Jonathan G.; … - 2018
We conduct a field experiment to evaluate the extent to which dietary habits are malleable early on in childhood and later in life. We implement two treatments one that targets what people eat, the other that targets the timing and frequency of food intake. 285 low income families with young...
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Facilitating healthy dietary habits : an experiment with a low income population
Belot, Michèle; James, Jonathan G.; Spiteri, Jonathan - 2019
We investigate whether short-term everyday stressors leads to unhealthier dietary choices among low socioeconomic status mothers. We propose a novel stress protocol that aims to mimic everyday stressors experienced by this population, involving time and financial pressure. We evaluate the impact...
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Calorie Overestimation Bias and Fast Food Products : The Effects of Calorie Labels on Perceived Healthiness and Intent to Purchase
Hedlin, Simon - 2016
In 2014, the United States Food and Drug Administration announced that chain restaurants with 20 or more locations would be required to put calorie labels on the menu. The merits of the policy depend in large part on three empirical issues: 1) if calorie labels help correct calorie under- or...
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Earmarking and the political support of fat taxes
Cremer, Helmuth; Goulão, Catarina; Roeder, Kerstin - 2015
subsidy on the healthy good. This earmarking rule is determined at a constitutional stage to maximize utilitarian or Rawlsian … fat tax. Instead, it may involve a tradeoff between the fat tax and the healthy good subsidy. …
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Earmarking and the political support of fat taxes
Cremer, Helmuth; Goulão, Catarina; Roeder, Kerstin - 2015 - Rev. August 2015
subsidy on the healthy good. This earmarking rule is determined at a constitutional stage to maximize utilitarian or Rawlsian … fat tax. Instead, it may involve a tradeoff between the fat tax and the healthy good subsidy. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011343082