The rather small literature on obesity in developing countries mainly uses descriptive statistics and cross section … analysis to focus on rising income levels as the source of rapidly increasing obesity rates. This paper uses a new panel … the main driver of rising obesity levels. The results of the fixed effects estimation suggest that urbanization and …

Childhood obesity in developing countries is a topic that hasn’t found its way in the economic literature yet. Despite … the fact that obesity rates are rising worldwide and the phenomenon is very present even among the poorest of households …

The beginning rise in obesity prevalence rates in South Africa was first noticed already in the early 1990s. Since then …-economic and cultural factors have on the probability of becoming obese. The concept of “benign” obesity seems to influence people … probability of becoming obese. To address the problems of obesity, we suggest implementing programs that change people’s attitudes …

The purpose of this dissertation is to address policy makers to change the way they think about increasing obesity … effectiveness. Most of these studies seem to neglect the cultural dimension of the phenomenon and the fact that obesity is seen as a …The purpose of this dissertation is to address policy makers to change the way they think about increasing obesity …

I study the economic value of obesity - a seemingly inconsequential but unhealthy status symbol in poor countries …. Randomizing decision-makers in Kampala, Uganda to view weight-manipulated portraits, I make four findings. First, obesity is … real-stakes experiment involving loan officers, the obesity premium is comparable to raising borrower self …