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The effect of school district nutrition policies on dietary intake and overweight : a synthetic control approach
Bauhoff, Sebastian - In: Economics and human biology 12 (2014), pp. 45-55
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Can social programs break the vicious cycle between poverty and obesity? : evidence from urban Mexico
Levasseur, Pierre - In: World development : the multi-disciplinary … 113 (2019), pp. 143-156
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The dietary impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
O'Connell, Martin; Smith, Kate; Stroud, Rebekah - 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant changes in where people work, eat and socialise. We use novel data on the food and non-alcoholic drink purchases from stores, takeaways, restaurants and other outlets to quantify the impact of the pandemic on the diets of a large, representative panel...
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Can adherence to dietary guidelines address excess caloric intake? : an empirical assessment for the UK
Srinivasan, C. S. - In: Economics and human biology 11 (2013) 4, pp. 563-573
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010388228
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Economic stress and body weight during the COVID-19 pandemic
Mathieu-Bolh, Nathalie - In: Studies in microeconomics 9 (2021) 2, pp. 256-282
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Chain restaurant calorie posting laws, obesity, and consumer welfare
Courtemanche, Charles; Frisvold, David E.; … - 2020
The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) introduced a mandate requiring chain restaurants to post calorie counts on menus and menu boards. This paper investigates whether and why calorie posting laws work. To do so, we develop a model of calories consumed that highlights two...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012194955
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The effect of eating restaurant prepared food on BMI : evidence from China during the COVID-19 pandemic
He, Juan; Yu, Pingping; Zheng, Xiaoyong - In: Applied economics 56 (2024) 40, pp. 4791-4807
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014560414
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The effect of education on health : evidence from the 1997 compulsory schooling reform in Turkey
Baltagi, Badi H.; Flores-Lagunes, Alfonso; Karatas, Haci M. - 2019
This paper analyzes the relationship between education and health outcomes using a natural experiment in Turkey. The … substantially increased education in Turkey. Using the number of new middle school class openings per 1000 children as an intensity … attainment to investigate the impact of education on body mass index, obesity, smoking behavior, and self-rated health, as well …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012005783
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The effect of education on health : evidence from the 1997 compulsory schooling reform in Turkey
Baltagi, Badi H.; Flores-Lagunes, Alfonso; Karatas, Haci M. - 2019
This paper analyzes the relationship between education and health outcomes using a natural experiment in Turkey. The … substantially increased education in Turkey. Using the number of new middle school class openings per 1000 children as an intensity … attainment to investigate the impact of education on body mass index, obesity, smoking behavior, and self-rated health, as well …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012159294
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The effect of education on health : evidence from the 1997 compulsory schooling reform in Turkey
Baltagi, Badi H.; Flores-Lagunes, Alfonso; Karatas, Haci M. - In: Regional science & urban economics 77 (2019), pp. 205-221
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012267410