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 …

A complete account of the U.S. child care subsidy system requires an understanding of its implications for both … fill this gap by examining the impact of child care subsidy receipt on maternal health and the quality of child … of family well-being. In addition, we attempt to handle the possibility of non-random selection into subsidy receipt by …

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. …

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. …