The increase in the prevalence of obesity worldwide has led to great interest in the economic consequences of obesity …, but valid and powerful instruments for obesity, which are needed to estimate its causal effects, are rare. This paper … earnings and employment and increases social income transfers, although we caution that the results are based on small samples …

children born after WWII. Using state-level data on income growth, smoking, obesity and education, we explain over 70% of the … income growth from 1950 to 1980 as a proxy for socioeconomic forces that created unbalanced physical growth among southern …

Although a large body of research demonstrates an association between income and obesity, the causal nature of this … Health Survey, we examine the causal effect of income on adult body mass index (BMI) and obesity in Canada using an … negative effect of income on BMI and obesity for more educated people. Our findings suggest that household income is …

, but the estimated inequality declines over time. Income and marital status are the main driving forces behind obesity … inequality, and income explains the majority of the declined obesity inequality over time. The results indicate that the main … income elasticity of obesity is the individual most important contributor to the observed inequality, policies directed …

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 … significant negative relationships with per capita income, the percentage of elderly female drivers, seat belt use, and …