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In this paper, we examine the effect of suburbanization on obesity rates. Our study is an improvement over the existing … city to the suburbs. Previous research has only had health data at the MSA level, and therefore could not look at the … effect of highways on obesity rates within an MSA, particularly the suburbs versus the central city. To estimate the …
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averting the spread. However, these policies may have led to significant changes in public health behaviors. We use Google … habits) related to health behaviors. We employ the differences-in-differences method to determine the link between disease … outbreak, associated intervention policies, and changes in health behavior related searches. Our findings show that school …
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: Hungary imposed a "Public Health Product Tax" on several unhealthy products including sodas in 2011. France introduced solely …This paper examines the effect of soda taxes on the consumption behaviour and health of school-aged children in Europe … a tax on sodas, containing sugar or artificial sweeteners, in 2012. In order to exploit spatial variation, I use a semi …
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in Europe: Hungary imposed a Public Health Product Tax (PHPT) on several unhealthy products in 2011. France introduced …This paper examines the effect of two different soda taxes on consumption behaviour and health of school-aged children … solely a soda tax, containing sugar or artificial sweeteners, in 2012. In order to exploit spatial variation, I use a semi …
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