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Economic development, novelty consumption, and body weight : evidence from the East German transition to capitalism
Dragone, Davide; Ziebarth, Nicolas R. - 2015
weight and obesity rates. We first introduce the concept of novelty consumption, which refers to an increase in food …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010510027
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Economic development, novelty consumption, and body weight : evidence from the East German transition to capitalism
Dragone, Davide; Ziebarth, Nicolas R. - 2015
weight and obesity rates. We first introduce the concept of novelty consumption, which refers to an increase in food …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011715829
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Health Financing Options for Samoa : Challenges and Opportunities
Anderson, Ian - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2013
Samoa currently faces two important public policy challenges in the health sector. One is to stem, and then reverse, the rapid rise of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The second challenge is to put the country on a health-financing path that is effective, efficient, and financially affordable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010932945
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Health in All Policies as a Strategic Policy Response to NCDs
Lin, Vivian; Jones, Catherine; Wang, Shiyong; Barbd, Enis - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
The aim of Health in All Policies (HiAP) is to bring diverse sectors together to find shared solutions; it focuses on identifying 'win-win' or 'cobenefits' such that policy measures contribute not only to improved health outcomes but also to outcomes desired by other sectors, such as education,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010829328
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Effects of Impulsivity and Self-control on Calorie Intake
Asirvatham, Jebaraj; McNamara, Paul E. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2009
Neoclassical economic theory models individuals as making consistent choices over time and it assumes these choices are the outcome of rational utility maximization. Recent theoretical developments in the theory of consumer decision-making have drawn evidence from other disciplines such as,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005012643
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Dietary Assimilation and its effect on health: A Study of International Students
Katare, Bhagyashree - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014
This paper seeks to understand the effect of environment on obesity by studying the effect of acculturation on the … health of a foreign population – who experience a relatively low prevalence of obesity – after they have been introduced to … rates of obesity. Acculturation for the purpose of this study is defined as a voluntary or involuntary adaptation of food …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011068947
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Mitgliedertypen und Kommunikationsstrukturen in Netzwerken : Analyse am Beispiel eines Beraterinnennetzwerks
Steinbach, Christina - 2016
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011440308
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Effects of peer counseling to support breastfeeding : assessing the external validity of a randomized field experiment
Altindag, Onur; Joyce, Theodore J.; Reeder, Julie A. - 2015
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010502809
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Effects of Peer Counseling to Support Breastfeeding : Assessing the External Validity of a Randomized Field Experiment
Altindag, Onur - 2015
counseling initiative to support breastfeeding could increase the initiation and duration of exclusive breastfeeding among its … from the RFE can be extended to other agencies in the state. We find small or non-existent effects of peer counseling in … peer counseling. We conclude that despite the strong internal validity of the RFE, extending the program to other agencies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013026313
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Effects of Peer Counseling to Support Breastfeeding : Assessing the External Validity of a Randomized Field Experiment
Altindag, Onur - 2015
counseling initiative to support breastfeeding could increase the initiation and duration of exclusive breastfeeding among its … from the RFE can be extended to other agencies in the state. We find small or non-existent effects of peer counseling in … peer counseling. We conclude that despite the strong internal validity of the RFE, extending the program to other agencies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012457655