Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the linkage between obesity and motor vehicle deaths. Design/methodology/approach – The paper specifies a model that explains highway fatalities, which accounts for obesity in its set of potential determinants. State-level...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the linkage between obesity and motor vehicle deaths. Design/methodology/approach – The paper specifies a model that explains highway fatalities, which accounts for obesity in its set of potential determinants. State‐level...