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Mind the gap : revisiting the concentration index for overweight
Madden, David - 2017
Much analysis of the socioeconomic gradient of overweight/obesity has involved the calculation of concentration indices … recommended that analysis of severity should always accompany analysis of the incidence of overweight/obesity. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011736939
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More equal but heavier: A longitudinal analysis of income-related obesity inequalities in an adult Swedish cohort
Ljungvall, Åsa; Gerdtham, Ulf-G - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Ekonomihögskolan - 2009
-related inequalities in obesity. By use of the concentration index and decomposition techniques we answer the following questions: 1) Does … obesity inequality favour or disfavour the poor? 2) What factors explain this inequality at different points in time? 3) How … can the pattern of inequality over time be explained? We find that among females, inequalities in obesity favour the rich …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005207009
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Changes in BMI in a cohort of Irish children : some decompositions and counterfactuals
Madden, David - 2018
characteristics. The decomposition is carried out over the whole of the distribution, with a particular focus on the upper percentiles … and a number of different decomposition techniques are applied and compared. The overall increase in BMI at higher …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011793250
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Adult obesity: decomposition analysis : socio-economic determinants of adult obesity : decomposition analysis on Turkey
Düzgün-Öncel, Burcu; Karaoğlan, Deniz - In: Current issues in Turkish economy : problems and policy …, (pp. 45-62). 2019
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Chain restaurant calorie posting laws, obesity, and consumer welfare
Courtemanche, Charles; Frisvold, David E.; … - 2020
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to compare changes in body mass index (BMI), obesity, and consumer well-being in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012194955
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Late 19th and early 20th century native and immigrant body mass index values
Carson, Scott Alan - 2017
When traditional measures for health and economic welfare are scarce or unreliable, height and the body mass index (BMI) are now well-accepted measures that reflect net nutrition during economic development. To date, there is no study that compares 19th century BMIs of immigrants and US natives....
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Obesity, Unhappiness, and The Challenge of Affluence: Theory and Evidence
Oswald, Andrew J.; Powdthavee, Nattavudh - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
which there can be obesity spirals after only small drops in the price of food. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762107
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Obesity, Unhappiness, and The Challenge of Affluence : Theory and Evidence
Oswald, Andrew J; Powdthavee, Nattavudh - Department of Economics, University of Warwick - 2007
-- in which there can be obesity spirals after only small drops in the price of food. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005583012
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Self-control and unhealthy body weight: the role of impulsivity and restraint
Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Dahmann, Sarah Christina; … - 2022
We examine the relationship between trait self-control and body weight. Data from a population representative household survey reveal that limited self-control is strongly associated with both objective and subjective measures of unhealthy body weight. Those with limited self-control are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012804211
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The effect of higher education on women's obesity and smoking : evidence from college openings in Turkey
Baltagi, Badi H.; Flores-Lagunes, Alfonso; Karatas, Haci M. - 2022
This paper analyzes the relationship between higher education and body weight and smoking behavior among women in Turkey. We exploit the largely exogenous and substantial increase in the openings of universities throughout Turkey. Based on the spatial and temporal variability of university...
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