health. Our results show that discount functions are quasi-hyperbolic in shape, and that obesity and drinking are positively … related to the discount rate. Anti-obesity policy, therefore, would be best directed to informing individuals as to the long …

Problems of overweight and obesity among children have increased in China and pose a problem both for individuals as …

International students offer an unique opportunity to study the extent to which environment causes obesity. Because … conditions in and around the university campus we argue that the prevalence of obesity in the surrounding area is plausibly … universities across the United States. We use this data to study the effect of prevalence of obesity in a particular region on the …

Many commentators have claimed that farm subsidies have contributed significantly to the “obesity epidemic” by making …” commodities would contribute to reducing obesity rates. This paper makes three contributions. First, we review evidence from the … literature on the impacts on food consumption and obesity resulting from subsidies applied in the past to production or …